Description: This woman wears long strands of amber and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her copper crest is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

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 father. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman likes to wear grey tank tops with pastel skirt. Her hair is red and very short. She has gray eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. 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: She was born at the edge of vast desert. Liftrasa 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a Dyer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled mother and took her mother's old job. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3100 gp. Blue sapphire (500 gp). Jet (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Coral (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is cut short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Tawna hails from a village terrorized by goblins. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tawna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 pp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her ceremonial dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Irann grew up listening to her mother's many stories. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Irann alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: Standing 4'11", this man likes to wear blue tank tops with red pants. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Fortune-teller who has hired him part-time. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Fortune-teller business.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Shipwright. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

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 left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Passionate, Joker. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. Blue sapphire (900 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Black opal (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She sports black long hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears dull black sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has wavy black hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Melech speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. A true patriot, Melech would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the south were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Slave, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 90 gp.