Description: This man is very fat, and has the majority of his body covered in plate. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a Engraver, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Mercenary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bricklayer. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

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. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. Through the years after Valanthe was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Valanthe's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: An older man who is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and green handkerchief worn on his right side, he is not a threatening figure. His red hair is braided into rings. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Silk rope. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She likes to wear grey tank tops with tan skirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has blonde hair. 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 quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with her Banker mother left her crippled. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing, and she perpetually has her bow ready. Her golden hair is knotted and matted. 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 erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She married young, but lost her spouse to dire rats. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Revenge; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 90 gp.