Description: An older woman who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, she is not a threatening figure. With bright blonde hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Hadwisa lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to orcs.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She keeps her long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. Her fierce yellow eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Drifting was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. A freak accident while working with her Fletcher mother left her crippled. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and balancing her hectic life and new cook responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 15000 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat, marred by teas. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Trym embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Balifra will drive conversation. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Balifra lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A freak accident while working with her Navigator father left her crippled. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1700 gp. Hematite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). White opal (700 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her beige fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. 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 daughter.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Aquamarine (700 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'3", this woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her spear with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her beige fur down. Her copper eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 210 pp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.