Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman tends to wear a large green jacket, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: In love, Debt. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Star rose quartz (20 gp).

Description: This light-skinned female very much looks the part of a Mortician. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Vola is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Mortician. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to be a miller again

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear flannel. Sporting a chestnut mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Theirastra wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Bard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 gp.