Description: She dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. She carries with her a set of lances on her belt, each one with a amber on the hilt. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Nedda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. He carries a battered scimitar and tarnished falchion as well. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. After a long history of fighting, Rolen 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, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 3'8" and muscular, this southern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the south. Rimple abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. 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 dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nordak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Spy mother left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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 is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: In love, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: Standing 5'10", this woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her skin is flawless and her black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Beleth was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Fistula was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'10", this man is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He has moderate length black hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1600 gp.