Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has no hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Shaena is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Shax is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears her silver hair down. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of goblins may trigger it at times.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'1" and wears skinny pants and wears a grey and white robe with the hood down. She sports white long hair. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman wears a blue feathered hat and blue clothes. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. She has a very tight haircut. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. 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: She comes from a rich western family. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Ulla has worked very hard to control her curse. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 12000 sp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rose (70 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His red hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Therai began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Violet garnet (1300 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Coral (70 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She carries with her a set of scythes, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her white crest in a flapper bob. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a Dyer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She's also a talented Layabout, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, constantly wearing a yellow suit, black shirt, and red tie. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This woman wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her black eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.