Description: She wears bulky red painted plate armor. She carries a battered scimitar and tarnished sickle as well. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

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 constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born into a rich family. Through the years after Nedda was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Nedda's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Nedda and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. While she appears to be a normal Gnome, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. 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: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Zagga was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Doctor they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Carpenter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Guardian, Family, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 70 gp. Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She tends to wear a large red jacket, marred by beers. She has slicked back brown hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born in a small desert village. His first spouse was a Navigator, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Eye agate (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has moderate length red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Bertram will drive conversation. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: Bertram was born with his mother's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He struck the Adventurer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Nalaed speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her childhood dream was to be a Adventurer, but she was a colossal failure. She has worked as a Roofer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Impeccable, Professionalism. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 140 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. Duergath abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Slave Trader and was forced into it by his family; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: He wears a pastel costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly spears and longbows. He has wavy white fur. His copper eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Soapmaker for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Guardian, Nature, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Bloodstone (60 gp). 1 Chain shirt.