Description: This woman stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Dara was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Dara's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and many illithids want her driven away

Flaws: Addict, Disease, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 10 pp. Coral (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Therlin is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Therlin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a fancy pastel dress. Her gray fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Edge was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: An older woman who wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Ulla wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Ulla is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has achieved small success as a Banker.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Poor, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears long strands of amethyst and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and he perpetually has his bastard sword ready. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Bilbron is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His red hair is long and unkept. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Oblar embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Oblar hails from a village terrorized by brigands. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. After a long history of fighting, Oblar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Murgen was born with her father's beautiful face. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Murgen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a strong sense of loyalty to tabaxi people

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 cp. Obsidian (5 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Caeldrim was born with his mother's beautiful face. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. After a long history of fighting, Caeldrim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears violet leather gloves, a violet jacket, and tight pants. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Thamior abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Just what you see.