Description: This late middle aged woman wears skinny pants and wears a green and grey robe with the hood down and is in decent physical shape. She has moderate length red crest. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Barrister. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 10000 sp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Giselle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in the east to a Guard, Orryn learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a black scarf. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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 is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Delre was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has worked as a Spice Merchant like her mother before her.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 210 gp. Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a white coat with brown slacks. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. This violet eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Warryn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 300 gp. White opal (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull green iron scale mail. He has no crest. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Merchant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and balancing his hectic life and new merchant responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a grey shirt with thin pastel vertical stripes and tan pants. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 4'7" and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. A gifted student she started as a Body Guard, but she got bored and became a Masseuse. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and balancing her hectic life and new masseuse responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has wavy golden hair. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. 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 west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Architect and was forced into it by her family.

Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.