Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has dyed his greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her trident with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and is pretty ugly. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is renowned for his bright black suits and hats. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. A freak accident while working with his Bounty Hunter father left him crippled. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and is pretty ugly. With wild silver hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. The war was a terrible time for her, and Theirastra does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Guardian, Military. Occupation: Mortician

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

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 12000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'1" and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born to a Dilettante, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bricklayer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bricklayer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 210 pp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a rapier on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Barbena was born the youngest of three triplets. Her first spouse was a Map Maker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied western woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a long auburn ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Tordrid was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Half-Plate.