Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her red hair is cut short. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Herleva hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Herleva was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Many orcs want her driven away.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great joy in being the best Stableman in town.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and to be a knight again

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 sp. Malachite (4 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'8" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A gifted student she started as a Guard, but she got bored and became a Mason. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She likes to wear tan tank tops with grey skirt. She is an epitome of beauty. She has red hair. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born in the north to a Blacksmith, Helen learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp.