Description: This woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 sp. Bloodstone (80 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'3" and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She married young, but lost her spouse to orcs. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 110 gp. Sard (50 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in an above average manner. He has auburn hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: Theriatis hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Crowbar.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'3" when asserting himself. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He got into the Locksmith business at a young age. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'7" and wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for her, and Giselle does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Giselle has worked very hard to control her curse. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away.

Flaws: Depressed, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

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

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and wears white trousers with brown and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is a husky man, who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is short and red. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Butcher.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a grey vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his grey boots flare out at the collars. His head has been shaved. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

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. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her white hair is still thick. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Enidda and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 310 gp.