Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is black and curly. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Mardnab lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Religious, Family. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 40 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: He sports brown clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Bonds: Guardian, Enemies, Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'11", this woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has wavy blue hair. Her white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Vapula took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has worked as a Bounty Hunter like her mother before her.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and balancing her hectic life and new bounty hunter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a green coat with brown slacks. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Rûg was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Iolite (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.