Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is content; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears just a pastel suit. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Spear was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 cp. Jasper (60 gp).

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Healer who has hired him part-time. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Family, Rich, Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a very tight haircut. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Quillathe grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.