Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his flail with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His rusty crest is still thick. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kerkad studied abroad. He married young, but lost his spouse to illithids. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Sailor. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp. Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, she is not a threatening figure. She has blonde hair. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the south. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: This woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Tippletoe enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tippletoe studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Wiggan lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Azurite (14 gp).