Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Valanthe was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Glassblower hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 30 pp.

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 her black hair down. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Banker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Hematite (10 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Shoemaker work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shoemaker work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To protect her home; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 600 gp. Star rose quartz (50 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a worn and beaten armor. His brown hair is thinning but still full. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Locksmith born in the past three hundred years. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Solomon lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Solomon 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To be a Butcher again; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 sp.