Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She worked as a nervous Masseuse and found it very stressful. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Katherine never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her left hand. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nyx isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Nyx was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shepherd. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This woman wears skinny pants and wears a yellow and brown robe with the hood down. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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: Money/treasure; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 120 gp.