Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Helja was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Bard, 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 Bard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has no crest. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears tattered old clothes. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is a great chef.

History: She was born in a small island village. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and has the majority of her body covered in plate. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.