Description: She wears just a brown suit. Her hair is silver and curly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Barbena 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 invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Through the years after Barbena was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Barbena's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She bought a hammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is auburn and very short. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mialee fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a hunchback. He wears his white hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. A freak accident while working with his Soapmaker father left him crippled. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Addict, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Everburning torch. 1 Smokesticks. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Carnelian (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a simple blue robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her tied-back hair is white. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Miller. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Banded agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a tan tunic with red highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Shanairla isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Now she works as a music tutor during her time off.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD, Insane. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. 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; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 gp.