Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her silver crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Hillanot was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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: Someone believes her a fraud; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a great chef.

History: Born in the east to a Brewer, Rinn learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She wears a colorful flower in her silver hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a Bounty Hunter, her father struggled to pay the bills. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp).

Description: This northern man prefers to wear flannel. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a very tight haircut. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. Her hair is blonde and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 2000 cp. Citrine (80 gp).

Description: An older man who dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with yellow slacks, he is not a threatening figure. His orange fur is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants, and is pretty ugly. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 120 gp.