Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her red hair up. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His head has been shaved. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Vondal hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She usually wears her red robe and has her sai always slung over her shoulder. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She takes great joy in being the best Cook in town.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gynnie grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gynnie. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cook for hire.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Bonds: Job, Military, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Cook

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Huru has worked very hard to control her curse. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Debt. Occupation: Server

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears his brown hair down. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Hugh was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical, Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 800 sp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp).

Description: She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Debt. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy copper crest. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. She has a hunchback. Her copper crest is smooth and relatively long. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She found a children's book about a Dragonborn Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. This blue eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. A gifted student he started as a Interpreter, but he got bored and became a Cook. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theobald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.