Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 70 gp. Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: This woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has red hair. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a sai on his belt. His auburn hair is cut short. He has hazel eyes and a white hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Fargas was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fargas fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Red garnet (80 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Shifting speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortbow.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with black slacks. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 60 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).