Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, marred by sweets. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Hugolina is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Hugolina never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Emeny grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Emeny. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. He has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Qualen 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is white and curly. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. The war was a terrible time for her, and Dariff does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This southern woman wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her orange fur is still thick. Her copper eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. 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 many illithids want her driven away

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat, and is pretty ugly. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the left. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Healer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He struck the Healer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 50 gp. Amber (130 gp).

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this western man wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He is a Doppelganger in disguise. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 200 sp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Ilanis speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He dresses like a well dressed Bowyer does. His white hair is singed and shortened. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 400 gp.