Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a simple blue robe with green stripes complete with hood. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Birel hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Through the years after Birel was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Birel's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 pp. Citrine (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Coral (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (160 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Anakis is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Anakis was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears brown trousers with violet and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She keeps her white fur in a flapper bob. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is a great chef.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His crest, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1700 gp. Alexandrite (1500 gp). Sard (70 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Black opal (1300 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is obsessed with his god.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on her right hand. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This southern man is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.