Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She usually wears her blue robe and has her shortbow always slung over her shoulder. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She takes great joy in being the best Painter in town.

History: Tiaathque lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Dain hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Rock crystal (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is short and blonde. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He got into the Sellsword business at a young age. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Halflings. Her skin is dark but she possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Eran speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the west. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her brass crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.