Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her crossbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is a Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an entirely brown suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Eva was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Butcher. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Blue quartz (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.