Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Tawar hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Tawar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many illithids want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is dressed in a clean red cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her chestnut hair up. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She takes great joy in being the best Shepherd in town.

History: She was born in the north. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Jade (90 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: Standing 5'0", this man wears a brown shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 8000 gp. Bloodstone (60 gp). Jet (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Jasper (60 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and carries crossbows. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Theriatis was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. Through the years after Theriatis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Theriatis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (20 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. Her chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Mara was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 pp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Black pearl (1200 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, Mary and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1000 gp. Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of a Bricklayer, who enjoyed hunting, Tarak was taken on many hunting expeditions. When Tarak reached his early adolescence his Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Military. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 pp. Obsidian (9 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Rose (30 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.