Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greatsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and carries greatswords. Her hair is blonde and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. 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: She was born in the west. At a young age her mother died while driving off some illithids. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in greatsword use. 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. Bendoo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His black crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are gold and beady.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is typically in her Cartwright uniform. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a yellow collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has slicked back white hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Crown-heir, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the north, 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 north 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. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 cp. Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With wild chestnut hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Liftrasa lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Trym was raised in a hard working conservative environment. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a long, violet cloak. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Ella 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. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Apothecary. She tends to her Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Poor, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This malnourished woman has the majority of her body covered in plate. She has wavy black hair. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 18000 cp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and very much looks the part of a Engraver. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His childhood dream was to be a Locksmith, but he was a colossal failure. He has achieved small success as a Engraver.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2100 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).