Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tight fitting violet shirt and pants and is in decent physical shape. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Ridaro was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Aristocrat, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Aristocrat in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 gp. Sardonyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'11" when asserting himself. His hair is chestnut and curly. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Barendd embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 pp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears skinny pants and wears a blue and grey robe with the hood down. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the right. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. 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 was born in a small mountains village. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 sp. Azurite (5 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is golden and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Fallthra was born on a far eastern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Interpreter. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a green costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. He wears his white crest up. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is a great chef.

History: Pandjed was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mercenary. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing his hectic life and new mercenary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Coral (90 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp).