Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. 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: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Bonds: Rich, Slave, Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Shoemaker born in the past three hundred years. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Herleva alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Many gnolls want her driven away.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (110 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: An older man who wears dull tan sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is dressed in an above average manner. His black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. While he appears to be a normal Human, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.