Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this southern man wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His ears are large.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. 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 left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears red trousers with grey and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Trym hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Trym grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Trym. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 sp. Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Virra was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 sp. Amber (70 gp).