Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She keeps her rusty crest in a pixie cut. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is a Priest first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Performer profession.

History: Born to a Performer, her father struggled to pay the bills. 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 Priest. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to be a performer again

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Joser hails from a village terrorized by illithids. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a great chef.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 sp. Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His brown hair is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Norsko embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 12000 sp. Black pearl (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).