Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Egelina embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Born in the north to a Unemployed, Egelina learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Unemployed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull white iron scale mail. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her ears are large.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Mumpena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Laborer for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a actor again

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear flannel. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a Bowyer, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. After a long history of fighting, Giselle and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.