Description: An older woman who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, she is not a threatening figure. Her hair is short and black. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Whurdred hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by giants. Whurdred was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the giants.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older woman who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Body Guard who has hired her part-time. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

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. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Anakis took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up sickle and armor she uses now. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Star rose quartz (30 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is typically in his Actor uniform. His cinnamon fur is heavily combed to the right. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Actor. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Drifting enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Actor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Rich, In love. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His brown fur has been sun bleached extensively. He has a dull look in his copper eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her bow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her red hair is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Elizabeth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bricklayer for the past few years.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Mundane, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and he perpetually has his dagger ready. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Through the years after Carrie was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Carrie's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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. Carrie fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a simple tan robe with grey stripes complete with hood. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

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. A freak accident while working with her Ruler mother left her crippled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. Her crest is cut close to her head. She has gold eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Hethress was born the youngest of three triplets. Hethress was born on a far eastern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Spice Merchant. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Revenge; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 600 sp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His red hair is lengthy. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Nuraval alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.