Description: This late middle aged woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Courier work with an outfit from a few towns over. Courier work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has worked as a Courier like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Menny was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2900 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Malachite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has wavy black hair. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and he perpetually has his shield ready. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is mildly Human supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Justin was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 gp. Rose (20 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.