Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and carries maces. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her white eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Hecat took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a green broad hat and green clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He became a Roofer soon after.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Slave, Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She got into the Guard business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Joan hails from a village terrorized by brigands. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and revenge

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright red dresses and hats. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: The child of a Dyer, who enjoyed hunting, Chenna was taken on many hunting expeditions. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy, Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this western woman wears a yellow shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has slicked back brown hair. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. A true patriot, Maiathah would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a green vest and prefers white and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Elven doctor. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and elven compassion

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1700 sp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.