Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She carries with her a set of bows on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She has 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. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She was granted arcane powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 280 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Quarion alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has shaved her head bald. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Bethrynna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bethrynna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Armorer. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Armorer. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Armorer for hire.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 140 gp. Banded agate (7 gp).