Description: 4'1" and muscular, this northern woman typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. With wild auburn hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Riswynn was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Riswynn alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Riswynn was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a fancy white suit. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Bûth hails from a village terrorized by orcs. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Bûth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many orcs want him driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 800 sp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His black crest is smooth and relatively long. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born into a rich family. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1100 gp. Moss agate (7 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Adrik enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears just a yellow suit. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Hematite (13 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He likes to wear black tank tops with green pants. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He is baby faced.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of a Bounty Hunter, who enjoyed hunting, Syllin was taken on many hunting expeditions. Syllin 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 bought a quarterstaff and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 600 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her childhood dream was to be a Actor, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Shepherd responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 5000 sp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Adventurer. He carries with him a set of shields, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. His parents enrolled him in a Ranger school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.