Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of rapiers on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She keeps her copper crest in a pixie cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. 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. Being a Barrister 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: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Donella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: The child of a Glassblower, who enjoyed hunting, Bree was taken on many hunting expeditions. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Marshal hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Bree was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Poor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a red coat. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shortspear with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has no hair. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Qualen is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in the north to a Bounty Hunter, Fallthra learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Fallthra was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Bounty Hunter. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has green eyes and a blue hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Keyleth was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears just a white suit, she is not a threatening figure. She has slicked back blonde hair. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Being a Animal Trainer 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: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'3" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Whurdred is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 120 gp.