Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'3". She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and her gloved hand is found clutching a flail. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. She has green eyes and a yellow hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is a Layabout first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When Mary reached her early adolescence her Half-Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. 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: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to be a unemployed again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a great chef.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 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 green ritualistic tattoos. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Elaim was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1200 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: This woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: Gilkass hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a Butcher, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Addict. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: 4'0" and muscular, this western woman dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was born into a rich family. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She dresses like a well dressed Soapmaker does. She is an epitome of beauty. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has achieved small success as a Soapmaker.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She became a Server soon after.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Server

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 3 Antitoxin.