Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears white trousers with blue and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a Painter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it, and she perpetually has her greatsword ready. Her hair is silver and curly. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her first spouse was a Mayor, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in the east. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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: She is greedy; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Standing 4'7", this woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a great chef.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 10 pp. Moss agate (13 gp).