Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears just a yellow suit. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Performer mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Selfish, Disease. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. He has silver hair. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a yellow scarf. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has done her best to style her white fur to look like a famous performer. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 340 gp. Red garnet (150 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has moderate length gray fur. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with his Masseuse father left him crippled. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 400 gp.