Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her brown hair is still thick. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born in the east. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Standing 6'6", this man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He has no crest. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, goblins burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against goblins

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 180 pp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. At some point she was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this she finally managed to escape. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Balimaar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her black crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.