Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sarai was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Commoner, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Commoner in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature rapier.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Family, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Coral (90 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her purple hair is heavily combed to the left. This black eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Stylist kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair is braided into rings. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Skak lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20 pp.