Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is short and auburn. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a blue shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She sports a flattop hair cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Vadania alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red spinel (80 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Rose (80 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'6" northern woman, she wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. Her purple hair is heavily combed to the left. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Vicky hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her childhood dream was to be a Shoemaker, but she was a colossal failure. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Hematite (7 gp). 4 Acid flasks.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Hlin does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She worked as a nervous Sailor and found it very stressful. She became a Sailor soon after.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 1400 sp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.