Description: An older woman who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, she is not a threatening figure. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Beatrice has worked very hard to control her curse. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1300 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in a clean grey cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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: Dagnal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fortune-teller for the past few years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ermina isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 5000 sp. Black pearl (400 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a red top hat and red clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his black hair up. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by drow. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 60000 cp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a green costume with the symbols of strength on her torso and is in decent physical shape. She has white hair. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Obsidian (4 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Jade (130 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.