Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He's also a talented Assassin, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Ella hails from a village terrorized by illithids. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. 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 her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Sard (60 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her feathered brown hat.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Heather hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a green coat with pastel slacks. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a blue coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Numba 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 Numba. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Spy responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 35000 sp. Obsidian (8 gp).