Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and is pretty ugly. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has amber eyes and a yellow hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Naivara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Jet (150 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has wavy brown hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was raised in a island tribe. In her youth she was a Animal Trainer, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. 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. Althaea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To protect his home.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tan trousers with pastel and yellow striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mason. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mason for hire.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this northern woman is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her crest is gold and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Quespa was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.