Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mumpena studied abroad. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was granted martial powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Melissa grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. 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: She wants revenge against illithids; and expand her business

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is portly but not overly obese. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 14000 sp. Black opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her copper crest is smooth and relatively long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. 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: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Pogranix 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 goblins. Pogranix was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a simple yellow robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. His hair is cut close to his head. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bricklayer. 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 feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in a small plains village. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. 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. Mardnab fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Ishte has worked very hard to control her curse. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 pp. Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. 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: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Andraste was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Rendar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 150 gp.