Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise brown.

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 a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Nella was born with her mother's beautiful face. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Bard 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. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her golden hair is cut short. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born into a rich family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Cynical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. Her chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. A true patriot, Kasdeya would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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 illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kasdeya fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a black coat and is in decent physical shape. He has done his best to style his blue hair to look like a famous performer. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Qemuel and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Justice, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carnelian (70 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and many illithids want her driven away

Flaws: Lazy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 19000 sp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a green vest and prefers brown and grey shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her white crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Nala reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp.