Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a green deerstalker hat and green clothes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her copper crest is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are a pleasant gold.

Personality: Hethress is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Slave, Rich, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 2000 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Rich purple corundum (400 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has wavy brown hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with music. He constantly tries to fill his life with music. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mortician. He became a Mortician soon after.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'11". He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her silver hair is well kept. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Marigold lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Marigold was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Mortician, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and balancing her hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family, Military, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Malachite (15 gp). Citrine (80 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a grey coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon her head. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Marastyr speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Marastyr was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 390 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).