Description: 4'10" and muscular, this western woman wears a worn and beaten armor. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is a great chef.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 90 pp. Golden pearl (110 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She usually wears her white robe and has her glaive always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: A 5'0" eastern woman, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her blonde hair is well kept. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 Glassblower. After a long history of fighting, Althaea and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Moonstone (70 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She carries a battered morningstar and tarnished trident as well. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a longsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull black iron scale mail. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Arha enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her childhood dream was to be a Baker, but she was a colossal failure. 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: Regain custody of her daughter; and she is content

Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A 3'5" southern man, he tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Qualen is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Qualen was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Debt. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and usually wears his grey robe and has his longsword always slung over his shoulder. His hair is silver and very short. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Thoradin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Just what you see.