Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, marred by beers. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. A true patriot, Nalaed would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Nalaed was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 south. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Mortician and was forced into it by her family; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has dyed his greying bronze crest a little too much giving a sharp bronze color. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Rose (60 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has shaved her head bald. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her small grey hat.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Amber (50 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Vistra was born the youngest of three triplets. When Vistra reached her early adolescence her Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Family, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He sports a flattop hair cut. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. The war was a terrible time for him, and Hamil does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing a long, white cloak. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a black feather.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. 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: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Halfling people; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Amethyst (100 gp). 1 Good lock.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She stands about 6'4" and wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her silver crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Terse, Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His silver hair is still thick. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 250 gp.