Description: She has a large red mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her long chestnut hair reaches down to her waist. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Harriet is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Merchant profession.

History: Harriet lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family, Military, Debt. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Jasper (60 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of a Architect, who enjoyed hunting, Emma was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears green trousers with tan and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts and is in decent physical shape. She wears her red crest up. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40000 cp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her dark red hair is still thick. Her black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 800 sp. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: A 4'8" southern man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. This brown eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He got into the Baker business at a young age. Varis abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and to be a bricklayer again

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Job, In love. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears suspenders and brown workpants. His shirt is yellow, and he wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Passionate, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Jet (70 gp).

Description: He wears a white vest and prefers grey and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He bought a falchion and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Debt. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, marred by sweets. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Barrister, but he was a colossal failure. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. 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 left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.