Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Maynild was born with her mother's beautiful face. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears a colorful flower in her black hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Justice, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Black pearl (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern man is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. His clothes are grease stained in places. His white hair is knotted and matted. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting goblins, the young Ernest began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Coral (110 gp).