Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears professional attire. He keeps his purple hair in a pixie cut. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Qemuel hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his youth he was a Scribe, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger sister on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3200 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears baggy blue pantaloons and a grey scarf. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Menny speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born in the north to a Soapmaker, Menny learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has worked as a Soapmaker like her mother before her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Bonds: Job, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her gray fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 110 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears dull blue sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longsword, just in case. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is an amazing painter.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her green crest has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Performer. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.