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. Her brown hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. 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 was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears an entirely black suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Engong is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Gifted from a young age, Engong studied abroad. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Rhodochrosite (14 gp).

Description: This woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. She keeps her long scarlet crest kept up in a rat tail. Her gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 900 gp. Sardonyx (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Lilli enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and money/treasure

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 sp. Alexandrite (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).