Description: This western woman wears dull black sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She has brown eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Brakka hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A gifted student she started as a Barber, but she got bored and became a Herbalist. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (5000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair is lengthy. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Jet (110 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has a very tight haircut. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Rose (30 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Coral (140 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'8". She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her white hair is lengthy. Her eyes are white and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Revenge; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Jade (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries a battered sickle and tarnished falchion as well. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Baern is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 5000 gp. Coral (110 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Jet (110 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp).

Description: This woman wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She keeps her long red hair kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and violet robe with the hood down. Her hair is cut close to her head. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Uzza was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (160 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp).