Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has wavy red hair. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. She worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Guard like her father before her.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'0", this woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. After a long history of fighting, Abalaba and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. His blonde hair is still thick. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Megged will drive conversation. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Megged alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Osco was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cook.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. She is baby faced.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Shava is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Shava was born with her father's beautiful face. Her first spouse was a Butcher, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 6000 cp. Zircon (20 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gifted student he started as a Unemployed, but he got bored and became a Doctor. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature spear.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp. Red spinel (60 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears brown trousers with yellow and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her gray fur, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She got into the Locksmith business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Locksmith. 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 expand her business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Slave, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 13000 sp. Azurite (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown fur is singed and shortened. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born in a small island village. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she has a crush on the local herbalist

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Nature, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Nikki was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Cartwright hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 600 gp.