Description: 4'10" and muscular, this western woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is a great chef.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 pp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She usually wears her white robe and has her glaive always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a tan tunic with pastel highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has blonde hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. She's also a talented Gardener, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Moonstone (70 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Scribe profession.

History: The child of a Scribe, who enjoyed hunting, Shamil was taken on many hunting expeditions. She worked as a nervous Sculptor and found it very stressful. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Gnomes. Her skin is light but she possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Donella was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Soapmaker. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears silk and lounges about seductively. His tied-back hair is auburn. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has wavy auburn hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Arha's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. After coming to the age of reason, Arha took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

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

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a tan suit, black shirt, and brown tie. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is mildly Gnome supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a Mortician, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Half-Elven people; and half-elven compassion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. His silver hair is thinning but still full. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. After coming to the age of reason, Thoradin took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. After a long history of fighting, Thoradin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.