Description: With pastel face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears professional attire. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised in a island tribe. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Volen 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: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 140 gp. Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He keeps his green crest in a flapper bob. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 71. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: 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, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 100 pp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her bronze crest in a flapper bob. Her skin is flawless and her gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Nuthra was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She moved out north to avoid the crime she committed. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 gp. White pearl (50 gp).

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a black vest and prefers white and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her dark red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on his torso, marred by teas. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Herbalist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Herbalist responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His white fur has been sun bleached extensively. His yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the south. Through the years after Pelt was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Pelt's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Pelt and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 3000 gp.