Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 harsh and unforgiving.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Valida alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Valida and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Red spinel (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has no crest. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black hair is cut short. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. The war was a terrible time for her, and Naivara does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Naivara hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Banker for the past few years.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and balancing her hectic life and new banker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. Her fur is short and red. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. A true patriot, Kite would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and balancing her hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and she perpetually has her sai ready. Her gold crest is heavily combed to the left. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Performer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Seamstress responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Job, In love. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brown hair is heavily combed to the left. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 70 gp. Jade (150 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He prefers to wear flannel. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kipper was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. 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 greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a pastel shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His white fur, when down, is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Morkral was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.