Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Vapula 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 mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Vapula was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to brigands.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Sard (70 gp).

Description: She sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. The war was a terrible time for her, and Stacee does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

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 feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears a fancy grey suit. His hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear flannel and is in decent physical shape. He has shaved his head bald. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and black handkerchief worn on her right side, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'11" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mason arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mason for the past few years.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Dilettante; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is portly but not overly obese. Her beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull black iron scale mail. Her brown hair is braided into rings. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. Her brown hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Urshar is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has no fur. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red garnet (70 gp).