Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks and is in decent physical shape. Her dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: Bryseis was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1300 pp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Rose (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Jade (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Coral (80 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Coral (80 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Jacinth (6000 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1400 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Citrine (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears bulky red painted plate armor. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Hobart alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1200 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Jade (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears tattered old clothes, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'9" and dresses like a well dressed Courier does. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Mercenary again; and expand her business

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 12000 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Star rose quartz (60 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.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down, and is pretty ugly. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her ears are large.

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 will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Amber (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Eye agate (9 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears a colorful flower in her blonde hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Geva hails from a village terrorized by goblins. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has a hunchback. She has brown hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Adventurer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp.