Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her crest is rusty, silky, and of moderate length. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her fur is short and cinnamon. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Windy lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She got into the Weaver business at a young age. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely brown suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His red fur is matted, messy, and big. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Shepherd born in the past three hundred years. He takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: He was born into a rich family. His childhood dream was to be a Mason, but he was a colossal failure. He bought a sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: 4'3" and muscular, this eastern man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: The child of a Engraver, who enjoyed hunting, Ulfgar was taken on many hunting expeditions. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He bought a glaive and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and many giants want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 200 pp. Red garnet (40 gp).