Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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. When Valida reached her early adolescence her Dwarf mother 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'5" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, brown shirt, and violet tie. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Sensitive, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She very much looks the part of a Guard. She has a hunchback. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Caelynn wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She tends to her Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and balancing her hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a fancy white dress. With bright auburn hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was granted divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 80 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.