Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Fallthra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Jade (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her axe. Her hair is black and curly. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Beatrice alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Beatrice was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 7000 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Amber (110 gp). Hematite (6 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this western woman is typically in her Blacksmith uniform. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Blacksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Blacksmith work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has achieved small success as a Blacksmith.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Guard responsibilities is difficult; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 8000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Obsidian (12 gp). Rose (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes drow are coming to abduct people. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (30 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a tight violet one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Born to a Laborer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Family, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a violet cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Heward was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has achieved small success as a Ploughman.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants a kiss

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 600 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.