Description: This malnourished man prefers to wear flannel. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Halimath was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Jade (110 gp). Hematite (7 gp). White pearl (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and she perpetually has her pickaxe ready. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length purple hair. Her white eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Violet garnet (1600 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Jet (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the right. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She uses divination through singing.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her first spouse was a Bookbinder, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Bookbinder; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp).