Description: A middle-aged woman, she usually wears her brown robe and has her sword always slung over her shoulder, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her long beige fur kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, River was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Through the years after River was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. River's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this southern woman wears a blue small hat and blue clothes. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born in the south. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. 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 giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Halander fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears her beige fur up. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving River alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a red and green robe with the hood down. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She has wavy red hair. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her broad red hat.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Navigator work with an outfit from a few towns over. Navigator work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Priest; and balancing her hectic life and new navigator responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Breastplate.