Description: This northern woman is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has green eyes and a blue hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born in the north. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears professional attire. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. 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 born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 250 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an entirely brown suit with yellow socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His cinnamon fur is braided into rings. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a black armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

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 inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His black crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Donella was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mercenary. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 3 Smokesticks. 3 Alchemist’s fire. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her lavender fur is greasy and uncared for. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She is a Lamia in disguise. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Chrysoprase (40 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who is dressed in an above average manner. His fur is gray and curly. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Ploughman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Ploughman work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 600 sp.