Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: The child of a Miller, who enjoyed hunting, Ahlyssa was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is greedy; and someone believes her a fraud

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, violet cloak. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Meriele hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman dresses like a well dressed Tailor does. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Tailor. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a mayor again

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Hourglass.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His hair is dark red and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has wavy blonde hair. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, giants burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying east to reunite her family. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp.