Description: This woman wears brown trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. She has a very tight haircut. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Nurkara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her scimitar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has slicked back red hair. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Rohesia 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 is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 160 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. He has brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates Dwarves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barber work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barber work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Barber

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

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears black trousers with brown and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 obsessed with his god.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by orcs in a raid when he was still a young child. The orcs captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away; and he wants revenge against orcs

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 90 gp.