Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a ceremonial dagger on her belt. She is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around her ears. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Lidda hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 pp. Zircon (40 gp). Coral (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Sard (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His ears are large.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. To his fellows he 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: Godfrey hails from a village terrorized by illithids. A freak accident while working with his Bookbinder father left him crippled. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 340 pp. Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp).

Description: She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She sports brown long hair. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Margery was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She's also a talented Engraver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1600 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman likes to wear red tank tops with violet skirt, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Cora never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people; and human compassion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Hematite (5 gp).

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is still thick. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Baker arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Rich purple corundum (1400 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Amber (160 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Sard (60 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.