Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents were killed by drow in a raid when she was still a young child. The drow captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 50 gp. Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: This man wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has moderate length brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He works hard and plays hard.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Clerebold alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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 many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Helja lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. After a long history of fighting, Helja and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her hair is long and brown with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small brown clips. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

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. 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 comes from a rich eastern family. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 cp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She prefers to wear flannel. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. 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 eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to protect her home

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.