Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her golden hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Carpenter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp).

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. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length dark red hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Tethren was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a slave trader again

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1100 pp. White opal (1500 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Jade (40 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Curran's homeland. Curran decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Curran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 8000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears professional attire. She has moderate length white hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Robbie is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 7000 gp. Azurite (15 gp). Coral (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).