Description: She has a missing right arm. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her silver hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Willow's homeland. Willow decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a greataxe, but if one is not available he will default to his lance. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is short and black. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To pay off her debts.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she sports yellow clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a very tight haircut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and usually wears her brown robe and has her greatsword always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in the west to a Unemployed, Valida learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When Valida reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tan tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around his shoes. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Glassblower born in the past three hundred years. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Hadarai is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hadarai grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A 2'8" western woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has brown hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Seraphina was born with her father's beautiful face. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Mason work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mason work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has taken up work as a Mason and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 330 gp.