Description: This woman stands a little under 5'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her golden hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are violet.

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 submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2100 gp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Umpen is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Umpen hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time and is in decent physical shape. She is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around her ears. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Egelina abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (1600 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Iolite (20 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has red hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Orsik fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Cecily was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and revenge

Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has styled her white crest well, parting it to the left. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Megren lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle 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 mountains due to the painful memories there. Megren took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up greataxe and armor she uses now. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Courier they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Bricklayer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a bricklayer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.