Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a green coat with black slacks. She wears her golden hair down. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Sarah is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1100 pp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has amber eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Roland was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. After a long history of fighting, Roland and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Star rose quartz (20 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Coral (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Rose (20 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Clear bright green emerald (7000 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears brown trousers with white and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Sweet was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Spice Merchant. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and gnomish compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 9000 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tourmaline (80 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Jet (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Sard (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Jade (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair is auburn and curly. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Quarion was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (130 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 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.

Description: She wears baggy grey pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her hair is short and auburn. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of a Bellfounder, who enjoyed hunting, Ella was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 pp. Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). White pearl (60 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (6 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Griselda grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She found a children's book about a Human Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).