Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a red coat with grey slacks. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is lengthy. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her feathered brown hat.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Vorka hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. Vorka enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears just a yellow suit and is in decent physical shape. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has worked as a Fletcher like his father before him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 45000 sp. White opal (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has wavy auburn hair. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Paela 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 name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Shy, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 170 pp. Zircon (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His brown leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Zook was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 30 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.