Description: This late middle aged woman wears a green collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt and is in decent physical shape. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Manea grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. 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: Many dire rats want her driven away; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a Sellsword first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sellsword.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a worn and beaten armor. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed violet hat.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting gnolls, the young Naal began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with white slacks. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His hair is silver and curly. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is renowned for his bright white suits and hats. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished nunchaku as well. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. He wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, marred by chocolates. His hair is auburn and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 110 gp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. He wears his silver crest up. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dragonborn conditions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Hedonist, Secretive, Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp. Iolite (80 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears a brown collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt, marred by sweets. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fortune-teller who has hired him part-time. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 900 sp.