Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Emma was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting illithids, the young Emma began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black opal (400 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Coral (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rose (80 gp).

Description: A 5'2" northern woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a great chef.

History: Shautha was born with her father's beautiful face. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 12000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Jade (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Hematite (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is white and curly. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1300 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (60 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. He carries with him a set of longswords, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Bowyer who has hired him part-time. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gifted student he started as a Scribe, but he got bored and became a Bowyer. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 gp.

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 is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has moderate length brown hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Emen 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 she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 3000 gp. Banded agate (8 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Seven enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp).

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has wavy black hair. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 pp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp).