Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her silver hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Felosial was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a herbalist again

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His fur is short and brown. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. She has red hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Mary enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Mary never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Good lock.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and she perpetually has her scimitar ready. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Jade (100 gp). Sard (30 gp). White pearl (100 gp).

Description: This man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Soveliss is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born in a small plains village. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Shedinn was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Shedinn never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Military, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 pp. White pearl (60 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is cut close to his head. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Soapmaker. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a mayor again

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. Her cinnamon fur, when down, is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. The war was a terrible time for her, and Cloak does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 sp. Sard (40 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). White pearl (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has a very tight haircut. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 sp. Amethyst (80 gp).