Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tattered old clothes. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. 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: Abalaba was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Abalaba was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears long strands of opal and short green dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths and is in decent physical shape. He has no crest. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He comes from a rich western family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Hematite (6 gp).

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Eloise alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Terse. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A 4'1" northern woman, she is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and red handkerchief worn on her left side. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. She dropped out of school to support her sick mother, and resented it. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Ootah was born with her mother's beautiful face. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ootah grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ootah. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 sp. Chalcedony (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.