Description: She wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Bendoo is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. After coming to the age of reason, Bendoo took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 23000 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear flannel. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has no hair. Her hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of a Unemployed, who enjoyed hunting, Keyleth was taken on many hunting expeditions. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains 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 plains due to the painful memories there. Keyleth took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up pickaxe and armor she uses now. She bought a pickaxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Valida is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She carries with her a set of daggers on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Emeny is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is content.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 150 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. She has moderate length silver hair. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Aline grew up listening to her father's many stories. A gifted student she started as a Spice Merchant, but she got bored and became a Layabout. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Layabout for hire.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Military, Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1300 sp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Good lock. 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Masterwork manacles.