Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has a very tight haircut. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Nora was born with her father's beautiful face. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moss agate (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears bulky violet painted plate armor, and is pretty ugly. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Paelias was born on a far southern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Assassin. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. His golden hair is still thick. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Ulfgar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: Standing 5'7", this woman wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. Her cinnamon fur is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Courier but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Nikki took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up bow and armor she uses now. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She carries a battered lance and tarnished sword as well. Her golden hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Nedda was born with her mother's beautiful face. She worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Architect.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her long blonde hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Virra alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Virra was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Bonds: Poor, Slave, Enemies, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears a blue collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Vadania is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has achieved small success as a Layabout.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears dull green sweaters, loose blue pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. His dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

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 is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 400 gp. Eye agate (7 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.