Description: She wears black trousers with red and green striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and she perpetually has her bastard sword ready. Her dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. She is baby faced.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Tieflings in Manea's homeland. Manea decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Manea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Military, Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 380 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple white line shooting up and back down. His crest, while still mostly bronze, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the east were limited. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears long strands of aquamarine and short red dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has shaved her head bald. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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 has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Aelar was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 60 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp).

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a violet and black robe with the hood down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.