Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She carries a battered spear and tarnished scimitar as well. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Helja speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. Rock crystal (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a simple brown robe with green stripes complete with hood. His black hair is lengthy. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He very much looks the part of a Carpenter. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Carpenter responsibilities is difficult.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She wears skinny pants and wears a black and pastel robe with the hood down. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 30 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).