Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Akta lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 230 gp. Onyx (60 gp).

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother 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. After a long history of fighting, Torbera and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears a black shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and brown pants. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her right hand. Her scarlet crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

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 is an amazing painter.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: An older woman who wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: Nikki 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. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His crest is bronze, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

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 is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people.

Flaws: Selfish, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A 3'11" eastern woman, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She wears her silver hair up. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He has moderate length red hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Impulsive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has red hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Ploughman and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Harvest liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She's in love; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 700 sp.