Description: This woman wears bulky yellow painted plate armor, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is wavy and long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Ermina's homeland. Ermina decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Guardian. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an entirely white suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Krusk's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cartwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cartwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1800 gp. Hematite (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Architect. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her childhood dream was to be a Brewer, but she was a colossal failure. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 sp. White opal (800 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'7" northern man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and black tie. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 sp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. He is baby faced.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shoemaker. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 15000 sp. Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. Her head has been shaved. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His purple hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

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 enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He struck the Junk Dealer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To be a Animal Trainer again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Junk Dealer

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

Possessions: 9000 sp. Silver pearl (70 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy white dress, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'2" when asserting herself. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Farmer. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp.