Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Ahlyssa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the north. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. After a long history of fighting, Everard and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Crown-heir. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Ermina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 pp. Golden pearl (80 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Malachite (16 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Painter business.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp).