Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. 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. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

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 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: Anne hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 800 gp.

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 feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vepar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her club with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly clubs and swords. She has a very tight haircut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Nora was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Nora took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up club and armor she uses now. Being a Tanner kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy bronze crest. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a hunchback. His bronze crest is thinning but still full. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kiirith fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family, Military. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 2100 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, grey shirt, and blue tie. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a Farmer, her father struggled to pay the bills. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a nunchaku and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (20 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is blue, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 pp. Onyx (60 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Sard (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is dressed in earthy colors with a white and brown handkerchief worn on her right side, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp).