Description: She stands about 4'10" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Aline hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Aline alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Aline was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Iolite (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries with her a set of bastard swords, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her childhood dream was to be a Seamstress, but she was a colossal failure. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Spice Merchant who has hired her part-time. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Theirastra was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Bonds: Has a crush, Enemies, Poor, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a blue shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is short and silver. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. 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: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Slave, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 90 pp. Red spinel (100 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp).