Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson yellow hat.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears her blonde hair up. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Oriff was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fortune-teller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears an entirely white suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1600 sp. 4 Acid flasks.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Nicor hails from a village terrorized by illithids. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her red crest is smooth and relatively long. Her fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Savaran is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 110 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'3". She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor, and her gloved hand is found clutching a longbow. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Mumpena liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 5'5" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: He wears dull tan sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. He is portly but not overly obese. He has dyed his greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Beiro lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has worked as a Dyer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 150 gp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp).