Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a brown small hat and brown clothes. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Joan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Joan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. 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's in love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and likes to wear black tank tops with white skirt. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Grai alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Actor.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears baggy green pantaloons and a red scarf. He keeps his rusty crest in a pixie cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. Direcris enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears professional attire. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, 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: To find somewhere to settle down.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her scarlet crest is matted, messy, and big. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. 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: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 340 gp.