Description: This woman wears dull grey sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scythe, just in case, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Helja was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 12000 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Brewer. Her auburn hair is well kept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her first spouse was a Spice Merchant, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 11000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her fur is short and red. She has yellow eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Three was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Alexandrite (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Jet (60 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Jade (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her silver hair is cut short. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Scribe but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Melissa was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Pacifist, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a white broad hat and white clothes. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. She is physically well-built. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shoemaker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's in love; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears dull green sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed spear, just in case. She keeps her long blue hair kept up in a rat tail. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Kallista was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kallista's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (110 gp). A small bag of saffron. (10 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (10 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).