Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her fur is short and brown. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady yellow eyes.

Personality: Shivering is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Shivering lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 2000 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Golden pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Jet (60 gp). Emerald (800 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She got into the Cook business at a young age. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp).

Description: An older woman who is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Body Guard, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 2000 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and carries shortspears. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Herleva enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Guard hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 16000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears bulky brown painted plate armor. She is physically well-built. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines violet.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp).

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a white shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She wears her auburn hair up. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Jo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Guard. She has worked as a Guard like her father before her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 9000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe, and is pretty ugly. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. 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: The child of a Jeweler, who enjoyed hunting, Kâka was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 700 pp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (150 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp).