Description: This northern woman wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Ekk and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is an amazing painter.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Has a crush, Debt. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 8 Acid flasks.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Shivering was born with her mother's beautiful face. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Hematite (8 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a white armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many dire rats want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her golden hair is braided into rings. Her ears are large.

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 dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. Tippletoe 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His red hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Debt. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'11". She wears dark leathers with embroidery, and her gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

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 lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Liftrasa was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Liftrasa's mother didn't care for her 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. Liftrasa fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To end her boredom.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1700 sp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Anne was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Anne was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Anne's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She tends to her Roofer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A 3'0" southern woman, she dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tiefling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tiefling doctor. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Tyna was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).