Description: She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a violet scarf. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her silver hair is cut short. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At some point she was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He has no hair. His eyes are violet.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Beleth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Body Guard for hire.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His brown hair is matted, messy, and big. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: The child of a Gardener, who enjoyed hunting, Gimble was taken on many hunting expeditions. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Barber job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born to a Baker, his father struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears suspenders and violet workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy violet leather apron most of the time. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She got into the Locksmith business at a young age. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Thiala and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born in the east. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Tethren has worked very hard to control his curse. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Acid flasks. 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. She sports brown long hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered gnolls who tried to eat her hand. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and many gnolls want her driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He stands about 2'10" and is dressed in an above average manner. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his golden hair down. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He got into the Mortician business at a young age. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 150 gp.