Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Shava hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2300 gp. Obsidian (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. She has wavy golden hair. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 400 sp. Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her black crest is greasy and uncared for. She is baby faced.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. Biri was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Painter. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and doesn't want to be a painter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 300 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). White pearl (130 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. With wild auburn hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Tordrid lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Tordrid was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Tordrid's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Merchant they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Doctor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He likes to wear black tank tops with tan pants. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His gold crest is thinning but still full. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. After a long history of fighting, Quarethon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 sp. Emerald (1100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Hematite (9 gp).

Description: This southern woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This malnourished woman wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Shava was born the youngest of three triplets. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

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

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Susannah was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His black crest is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Hematite (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.