Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. Her rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. 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 became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her green crest is heavily combed to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady red eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Jheri was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Locksmith. She tends to her Locksmith job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Iolite (30 gp). Hematite (10 gp).

Description: This woman wears a white shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her right hand. Her blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. To her fellows she 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: She was born into a rich family. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and many brigands want her driven away

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a black collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her hair is dark red and very short. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Lerissa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

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 white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Finellen was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Finellen was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Finellen fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'9". He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the right. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. A freak accident while working with her Performer father left her crippled. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 17000 cp. Black pearl (800 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Jet (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He stands about 4'3" and usually wears his brown robe and has his hand crossbow always slung over his shoulder. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: The child of a Knight, who enjoyed hunting, Travok was taken on many hunting expeditions. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.