Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her dark red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Ishte hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Sellsword.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 sp. Star rose quartz (60 gp).

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Elysande lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear flannel. His hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he likes to wear red tank tops with tan pants. His hair is always cut to a buzz. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Corkitron was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: To protect his home; and doesn't want to be a masseuse and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Jasper (20 gp).