Description: 5'7" and muscular, this southern woman wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her childhood dream was to be a Masseuse, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Seamstress like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She tends to wear a large white jacket, marred by chocolates. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Callie is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and revenge

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'0" when asserting herself. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Tanner profession.

History: Born in the south to a Beggar, Aline learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His crest, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Nykkan hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Nykkan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. 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: Watson was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Watson was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Watson decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After months of barely getting by, Watson managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 900 sp. Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A freak accident while working with her Hunter father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to settle down with her crush

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is white and curly. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The war was a terrible time for her, and Dariff does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: An older woman who likes to wear grey tank tops with green skirt, she is not a threatening figure. She has moderate length golden hair. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Katherine hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Sellsword for hire.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 70 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Naamah isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30 gp.