Description: This younger middle-aged woman has the majority of her body covered in plate, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Some 5 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Tordrid never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 6'3". He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sword. He has wavy black fur. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student he started as a Hunter, but he got bored and became a Cartwright. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2200 gp. Black opal (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black crest is braided into rings. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her first spouse was a Scribe, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Scribe they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Tailor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her blue hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Lazy, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Smoky quartz (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.