Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Aura was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Navigator for the past few years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 sp. Amber (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He very much looks the part of a Blacksmith. His white hair is cut short. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He became a Blacksmith soon after.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to be a butcher again

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a red cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has no hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shepherd work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shepherd work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: To be a Bowyer again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Kithri was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 5000 sp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Blue sapphire (400 gp). Azurite (5 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. Her scarlet crest is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Surina hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has moderate length chestnut hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a Shepherd, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Debt, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1200 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her feathered grey hat.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. 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: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp.