Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Volen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 12000 gp. Red garnet (150 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Black star sapphire (700 gp). Amber (150 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears dull white sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed morningstar, just in case. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Reeza was born the youngest of three triplets. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 pp. A silver and pearl hairclip (80 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and she perpetually has her mace ready. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ella does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ella alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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; and to end her boredom

Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 32000 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. He wears his blonde hair up. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Azaki and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a red cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, and she perpetually has her flail ready. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Obsidian (16 gp). Rose (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp).