Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty white coat over it. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is an amazing painter.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 280 gp. Azurite (5 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he usually wears his red robe and has his pickaxe always slung over his shoulder. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear flannel. She has slicked back black hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. 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: She comes from a rich western family. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She's also a talented Server, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A 4'11" western woman, she is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His copper crest is smooth and relatively long. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He sports a flattop fur cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the west. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this eastern woman usually wears her tan robe and has her hand crossbow always slung over her shoulder. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She disdains her fellow easterners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was born in the north. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Verin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

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 is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and balancing her hectic life and new detective responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Just what you see.