Description: This malnourished woman wears tattered old clothes. She has auburn hair. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 190 gp. Amber (120 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a grey vest and prefers white and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has wavy auburn hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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 to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's in love

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is white and curly. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Thamior hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Thamior alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Jet (60 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'2". He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and his gloved hand is found clutching a whip. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. 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 tends to his Cook job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing her hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 800 pp. Aquamarine (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Blacksmith. His golden hair is still thick. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: He got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 20 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Bullseye lantern.