Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Helen hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Helen was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 300 gp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Coral (130 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He is portly but not overly obese. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Rolf hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 80 pp. Eye agate (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman wears a green top hat and green clothes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is still thick. Her ears are large.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing dancing.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is brown, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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, Agnes is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She worked as a nervous Soapmaker and found it very stressful. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 700 gp.