Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Helen hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2800 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Shava was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 300 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is portly but not overly obese. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bellfounder hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Detective they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Bellfounder, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 9000 cp. Amethyst (120 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep silver.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She struck the Apothecary job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Red garnet (140 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Iolite (50 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Coral (140 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.