Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she is dressed in an above average manner. She has a very tight haircut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Jo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 pp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Zircon (80 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears his lavender fur down. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes brigands are coming to abduct people. 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: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He wears his dark red hair down. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Tethren was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'6". She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north to a Baker, Mumpena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. 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. Mumpena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 pp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Rose (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 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: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Baker, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Navigator for hire.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2400 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a black scarf. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Jade (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).