Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tattered pair of loose blue pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and wants a kiss

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

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp).

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this western woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has hazel eyes and a blue hat with a black feather.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. Moss agate (8 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Dustin is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and doesn't want to be a crown-heir and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She found a children's book about a Human Paladin who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Good lock.