Description: 3'1" and muscular, this northern woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Vani was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sai with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She sports brown long hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. After months of barely getting by, Nella managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her blonde hair is knotted and matted. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Spice Merchant but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Yevelda was taken on many hunting expeditions. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'2" and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is short and auburn. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ûkrom was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ûkrom decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He bought a crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.