Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Bella enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is typically in her Painter uniform. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Poor, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 160 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears dull grey sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Kristryd lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Solid gold idol (300 gp). 6 Acid flasks.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 6'4". He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. His fur is short and gray. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Emerald fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.