Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 800 sp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His golden hair is cut short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Roland was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Ruler hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Roland was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. To her fellows she 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: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she's attracted to the pc

Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with yellow slacks. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Spice Merchant business.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 2600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Merchant. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Syllin was born with her mother's beautiful face. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 gp.