Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: White pearl (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears dull yellow sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sai, just in case. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Gifted from a young age, Katherine studied abroad. She 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. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 50 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his youth he was a Knight, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sculptor.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 4000 gp. Solid gold idol (900 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Silver ewer (80 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Barakas abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp).