Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a worn and beaten armor, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. 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 shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her first spouse was a Bather, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp. Azurite (10 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Disease, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his chestnut hair down. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Justin wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Cleric, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 east. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 80000 cp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Balimaar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly rapiers and ceremonial daggers. Her tied-back hair is auburn. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Griselda 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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Sculptor for the past few years.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 4'11" and wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. Carrie enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Carrie hails from a village terrorized by brigands. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Shoemaker hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 90 pp. Star ruby (400 gp).

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He carries with him a set of pickaxes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Aldous is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aldous fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her lavender fur down. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ethereal studied abroad. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Ethereal alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She's also a talented Farmer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.