Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She tends to wear a large green jacket. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vepar studied abroad. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 24000 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. Her hair is golden and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. The war was a terrible time for her, and Portia does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 12000 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (30 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (8000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She wears long strands of ruby and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She is an epitome of beauty. She has slicked back red hair. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her feathered blue hat.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 7000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She wears her white hair up. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Pearl's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Pearl was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Rose (80 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her red hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her childhood dream was to be a Dilettante, but she was a colossal failure. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Expand her business; and to be a dilettante again

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (40 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp).

Description: He stands about 5'2" and dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is short and red. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 7000 gp. Aquamarine (400 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Jacinth (2000 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). White pearl (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Euphemia was born the youngest of three triplets. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 700 pp. White pearl (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Amber (80 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Azurite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.