Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has no hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fortune-teller they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Sailor, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She wears her red hair up. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is content; and she is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her red crest is singed and shortened. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. 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 has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (110 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this southern man wears just a yellow suit. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 40 pp. Amber (140 gp).