Description: She wears a red armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. She carries with her a set of greataxes, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy brown hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in the east. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Nedda's homeland. Nedda decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nedda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a violet coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon her head. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Hugolina enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Hugolina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Hugolina liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. 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 she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man very much looks the part of a Architect. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He keeps his gold crest in a pixie cut. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Through the years after Ghesh was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Ghesh's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Architect for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 46000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His hair is short and chestnut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 210 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (170 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Tanglar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tanglar decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Merchant; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available he will default to his shield. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Zaffrab was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears professional attire. He keeps his purple hair in a pixie cut. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Qemuel hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his youth he was a Scribe, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3200 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'0" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her scythe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is long and golden with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 sp. Amber (160 gp).