Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. She has a dull look in her black eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Stableman. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the south to a Stableman, Ea learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Stableman responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Moonstone (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman wears a red collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She sports brown long hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Half-Orc culture. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Mehen grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear flannel. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Phelaia was born with her father's beautiful face. She married young, but lost her spouse to brigands. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 16000 sp. White pearl (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Carnelian (50 gp).

Description: 5'1" and muscular, this western man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has black hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Justin's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with blue slacks. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Qualen was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears a yellow armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. 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. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 700 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She is physically well-built. Her scarlet crest is thinning but still full. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born in the south. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears an entirely grey suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: The child of a Adventurer, who enjoyed hunting, Justin was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Justin took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up sword and armor he uses now. He bought a sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 150 gp. Sard (60 gp).