Description: She prefers to wear yellow clothing when she does not wear armor. She carries a battered sai and tarnished club as well. Her brown hair is cut short. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her first spouse was a Servant, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and doesn't want to be a dilettante and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Traubon hails from a village terrorized by illithids. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a green tunic with black highlights, and long green pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a nunchaku on his belt. His white fur, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Mercenary who has hired him part-time. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. While he appears to be a normal Tabaxi, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2200 gp. Alexandrite (900 gp). Jade (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Coral (100 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length red fur. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Smoking will drive conversation. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Smoking was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a long, grey cloak. She wears a colorful flower in her auburn hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Dagnal embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. Being a Doctor kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Tyna grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Tyna abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length blue hair. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing singing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's in love

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 9000 sp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Coral (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her golden hair is long and unkept. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 sp. Eye agate (15 gp).