Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has wavy brown hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has worked as a Mercenary like her mother before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Coral (100 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Coral (100 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: She wears professional attire. She is physically well-built. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: The child of a Assassin, who enjoyed hunting, Jelenneth was taken on many hunting expeditions. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She has worked as a Beggar like her father before her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Coral (150 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. He wears his dark red hair down. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Tethren was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'6". She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in the north to a Baker, Mumpena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. 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. Mumpena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 400 pp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Rose (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 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.

Description: He is a husky man, who prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Baker, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Navigator for hire.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2400 pp. A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (6000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (170 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (170 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'1". She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a black scarf. Her auburn hair is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Jade (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp).