Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear flannel, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Balifra studied abroad. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 6 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Balifra never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: In love, Attractive. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her beige fur is braided into rings. Her copper unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. 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: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Disease, Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is white and curly. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Gardener. Recently the stress of being a Gardener has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his auburn hair down. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: Standing 6'3", this man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 150 gp.