Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a black coat. Her dark red hair is smooth and relatively long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying north to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Mastema was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Bullseye lantern.

Description: A 6'10" northern man, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has black hair. His gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ekemon 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 dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears bulky tan painted plate armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'7" when asserting himself. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hadarai does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is typically in his Tanner uniform. His blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Tanner for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman likes to wear red tank tops with tan skirt. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She refers to her adoptive mother 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her first spouse was a Marshal, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and wants to raise her children well

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She has a very tight haircut. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Callybon is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Tanner. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she's in love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Good lock.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy dark red stubble. She prefers to wear flannel. She has a hunchback. Her dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Ishte lived on a farm with her mother, 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 east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a pastel vest and prefers black and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His yellow fur is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Miller but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insane. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She got into the Performer business at a young age. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Has a crush, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 cp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp).