Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a white and grey handkerchief worn on her right side. Her red hair is braided into rings. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Paela enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Paela liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears blue trousers with black and tan striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His brown hair is thinning but still full. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He found a children's book about a Gnome Bard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This malnourished man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Boddynock grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Boddynock. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 sp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp).