Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'10" when asserting herself. She wears her golden hair up. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has done her best to style her white hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Faral was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Faral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp).

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. She carries with her a set of flails on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp. Amethyst (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears silk and lounges about seductively and is in decent physical shape. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered giants who tried to eat his hand. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. His ears are large.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.