Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With bright blonde hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 pp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Sard (20 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Jet (90 gp). Bloodstone (20 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: A 5'10" eastern man, he wears green trousers with blue and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His black eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker green hat.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (80 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (180 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Smoky quartz (80 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: A plain young-adult woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a very tight haircut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Tordrid lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a shortbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 900 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has green eyes and a tan hat with a grey feather.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is content; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 24000 gp. Malachite (5 gp). Jade (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears dull black sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed lance, just in case. He sports a flattop hair cut. His white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Cartwright but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the north. After coming to the age of reason, Pelaios took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and expand his business

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a long auburn beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Ortegar is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He got into the Apothecary business at a young age. When Ortegar reached his early adolescence his Halfling 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). White pearl (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 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.