Description: This exceptionally lanky woman usually wears her grey robe and has her kukri always slung over her shoulder. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Kristryd was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has violet eyes.

Personality: She is a Bather first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She worked as a nervous Bather and found it very stressful. 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: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Rich. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 cp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). 2 Antitoxin. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red crest is long and unkept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. 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 west. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 sp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She carries a battered axe and tarnished kukri as well. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tawna fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Amber (90 gp). Sard (40 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears an entirely black suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He has moderate length red crest. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His parents were killed by brigands in a raid when he was still a young child. The brigands captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned male tends to wear a large brown jacket. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Norman's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. A true patriot, Norman would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Debt, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: This man likes to wear grey tank tops with brown pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. He has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a Sage, his father struggled to pay the bills. His childhood dream was to be a Sage, but he was a colossal failure. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

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

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Rose (80 gp). 1 Simple lock.

Description: A 5'2" western woman, she wears a tan shirt with thin green vertical stripes and brown pants. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 60 gp. Brown-green garnet (70 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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 always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 sp. Amber (50 gp).