Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on her right hand. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. Her black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Carter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Nil is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. After coming to the age of reason, Nil took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear flannel. Her auburn hair is cut short. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 13000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'6" and is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. He is baby faced.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He uses divination through singing.

History: He got into the Assassin business at a young age. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He struck the Assassin job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: White opal (700 gp). Jade (100 gp).

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has moderate length white hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Odorr fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 pp. Violet garnet (400 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Jade (40 gp). Amber (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.