Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and black handkerchief worn on her right side. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Verin never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Black star sapphire (700 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Fibblestib lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Family, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 200 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. He keeps his long black crest kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Shedinn speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Layabout hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.