Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor, and is pretty ugly. She sports a flattop hair cut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on her left side. Her gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. She has red eyes and a green hat with a black feather.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Gifted from a young age, Biri studied abroad. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bather responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 280 gp. Azurite (9 gp).

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She carries with her a set of glaives on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Keyleth lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and brown handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Erky lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and to be a merchant again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Religious, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this northern woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. She sports black long hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Lorilla abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature falchion.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: He usually wears his black robe and has his trident always slung over his shoulder. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His dark red hair is thinning but still full. His red eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Merihim was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Mundane. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears an entirely brown suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His fur is short and black. His ears are large.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Three will drive conversation. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Three abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1000 cp. Red spinel (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a brown shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants. Her white fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her copper eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Five was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 40 gp.