Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her club with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has moderate length black hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 280 gp. Peridot (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a white cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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, Ownka is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her white hair is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 60 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Jasper (30 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Bookbinder does. He is physically well-built. He has no hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. The war was a terrible time for him, and Norman does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Norman was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He is baby faced.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Aerdeth has worked very hard to control his curse. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mercenary they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Server, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 800 gp. A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she dresses well, wearing violet shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears brown trousers with violet and yellow striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts, and is pretty ugly. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Edge was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Tabaxi Monk who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Gold and ruby ring (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.