Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has a very tight haircut. She has blue eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Butcher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This northern woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her half smiles and silver eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his lance. He has white hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Iados was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses like a well dressed Mercenary does. She has shaved her head bald. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Jacoba was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has worked as a Mercenary like her mother before her.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and balancing her hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'1". He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has wavy black hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born in the south to a Bounty Hunter, Gormogord learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is greedy; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. 3 Antitoxin.