Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull blue iron scale mail. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is long and silver with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Morana speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. His lavender fur is lengthy. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 11000 sp. Red spinel (160 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. She carries with her a set of shortspears on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. After a long history of fighting, Marastyr and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed yellow hat.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is typically in his Shepherd uniform. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in a small forest village. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: To be a Tailor again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Rolf took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up scythe and armor he uses now. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Rolf was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 sp. Red-brown spinel (90 gp).

Description: 3'11" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. A true patriot, Rurik would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He is a Lamia in disguise. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2300 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

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 takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Spice Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spice Merchant work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spice Merchant.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Job, Military, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: 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; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Moss agate (7 gp).