Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is wearing a long, white cloak. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

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 an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nella studied abroad. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Nella took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up scythe and armor she uses now. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 5000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a red coat. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Bertram and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 11000 gp. Zircon (20 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Baggi enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Baggi was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 9000 gp. Iolite (20 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Iolite (20 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She prefers to wear flannel. She has a hunchback. Her hair is silver and curly. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Panana was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Panana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (30 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 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 (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (180 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He got into the Fletcher business at a young age. 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 Fletcher. He's also a talented Stableman, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 9000 gp. Citrine (20 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Jet (90 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her crest, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She married young, but lost her spouse to drow. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Onyx (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Rose (70 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp).

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, tan shirt, and green tie. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. He has gray eyes and a violet hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Ernest alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Sculptor responsibilities is difficult; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.