Description: An older woman who wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars, she is not a threatening figure. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Susannah liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She bought a pickaxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's in love; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has worked as a Performer like his father before him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Healer’s kit.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She prefers to wear tan clothing when she does not wear armor. She has auburn hair. She has amber eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has taken up work as a Fortune-teller and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Lazy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Bagga alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He's in love; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 800 gp.