Description: She wears just a brown suit. She carries a battered spear and tarnished crossbow as well. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the left. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Audhild is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 19000 sp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length cinnamon fur. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: She wears baggy green pantaloons and a black scarf. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Nemeia's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nemeia grew up listening to her father's many stories. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (8000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears bulky white painted plate armor. She has no hair. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Arha was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She tends to her Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: He wears violet robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his monstrous two handed axe. He carries a battered hand crossbow and tarnished monstrous two handed axe as well. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Balimaar was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright pastel and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her fur, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She has yellow eyes and a pastel hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: The child of a Sailor, who enjoyed hunting, Dagger was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her first spouse was a Sailor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she wants revenge against brigands

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 pp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greatsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His long auburn hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Raer embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. After a long history of fighting, Raer and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise 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 is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

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. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Carpenter. She tends to her Carpenter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 140 gp.