Description: She is in excellent shape and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 60 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: 6'6" and muscular, this northern woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her red crest is thinning but still full. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Farmer. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Farmer for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Farmer responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 cp. Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She carries a battered whip and tarnished crossbow as well. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Moonstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His black crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Pijjirik speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Layabout business.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1500 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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 a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A freak accident while working with her Brewer father left her crippled. Her addictions have taken their toll on her wallet, and she has found herself with a great deal of debt owed.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Addict. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 170 pp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His ears are large.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Alston was born on a far northern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stylist. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and 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

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His orange fur is thinning but still full. He has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1700 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp).

Description: Standing 4'10", this man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp.