Description: She very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her auburn hair up. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This western man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His clothes are grease stained in places. His tied-back hair is silver. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 sp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tattered old clothes. She has moderate length blue hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 10000 cp. Peridot (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. Hematite (11 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Scribe kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Malachite (13 gp).