Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He carries with him a set of greataxes, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He bought a greataxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. With wild silver hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Williamina has worked very hard to control her curse. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'10" when asserting herself. She has wavy silver hair. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Butcher. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is greedy

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2500 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).