Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. With bright blonde hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. After a long history of fighting, Ahlyssa and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to unite with her brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants, and is pretty ugly. His lavender fur is thinning but still full. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady yellow eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in a small desert village. Jade was born on a far eastern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Painter. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2800 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 270 pp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. He has wavy silver hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Alex grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Alex. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 30 pp. Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes are likewise silver. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. 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 has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 320 pp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Sard (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.