Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. She is physically well-built. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Through the years after Nissa was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Nissa's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Disease, Mundane, Selfish, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a tight blue one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and is pretty ugly. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. The war was a terrible time for her, and Buvvie does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Buvvie was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Vadania was born the youngest of three triplets. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Dilettante. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson violet hat.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist, Justice. Bonds: In love, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a Baker, her father struggled to pay the bills. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Courier kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: This malnourished man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His crest is black and very short. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Rathkran was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Map Maker. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and carries pickaxes. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She 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. During her travels, Drenna and her party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Drenna discovered the rest of her party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Drenna fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing her own horrible transformation.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Silver pearl (160 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He tends to wear a large black jacket. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are likewise black.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Nicor enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He carries with him a set of hand crossbows, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He struck the Stableman job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.