Description: This woman wears professional attire. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. She wears her auburn hair down. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born in a small desert village. When Gurdis reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bowyer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He worked as a nervous Sailor and found it very stressful. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She is physically well-built. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Vola never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: A 6'5" eastern woman, she sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is short and dark red. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Rieta was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp.