Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Yvonne hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Map Maker. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (90 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. Her red fur is braided into rings. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. 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: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Trail fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10000 gp. Moss agate (5 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). White opal (400 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her nunchaku with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her white hair is knotted and matted. She wears a mask on her face.

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 seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Nalaed was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Ploughman. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it; and she wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Persistence, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 800 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her copper crest, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Soapmaker; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Jet (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Jet (80 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'9" and usually wears her pastel robe and has her whip always slung over her shoulder. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. The war was a terrible time for her, and Three does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp).

Description: He wears green trousers with tan and violet striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'8" when asserting himself. His crest is blue and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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 with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Nykkan abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. During his travels, Nykkan and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Nykkan discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Nykkan fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Terse, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tourmaline (90 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a brown deerstalker hat and brown clothes. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To be a Sellsword again; and sabotage a competitor

Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, In love, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 8000 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 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 (90 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).