Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nella grew up listening to her father's many stories. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His black hair is lengthy. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Alvyn will drive conversation. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Alvyn grew up listening to his father's many stories. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Navigator. She carries with her a set of shields, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Reddlepop hails from a village terrorized by giants. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 9000 cp. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He is portly but not overly obese. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He takes great joy in being the best Cartwright in town.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up work as a Cartwright and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Tourmaline (120 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.