Description: She stands about 2'11" and wears a red collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Mercenary but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Cora was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Paladin, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Paladin in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. He has shaved his head bald. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Khrosh alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 40 gp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. The war was a terrible time for her, and Makaria does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: Agatha lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Beggar and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 70 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.