Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

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

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 17000 cp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears long strands of topaz and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Barber first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Barber arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She has shaved her head bald. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Verna was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sailor and was forced into it by her family; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, he is not a threatening figure. He has moderate length auburn hair. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears a violet deerstalker hat and violet clothes. She carries a battered trident and tarnished flail as well. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Adelaide lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barkeep.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Barkeep responsibilities is difficult; and doesn't want to be a barkeep and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Debt. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears blue trousers with black and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is brown and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: Rael is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Rael lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Slave. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her long bronze crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Rezena isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dragonborn unity. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rezena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears a pastel broad hat and pastel clothes, and she perpetually has her shield ready. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Joker. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Citrine (50 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 sp.