Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

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. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Opinionated, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1 Simple lock.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a hammer on her belt. Her hair is red and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 pp. White opal (1400 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Citrine (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. He has moderate length gray fur. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the west to a Spy, Ethereal learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is dressed in earthy colors with a black and green handkerchief worn on his right side. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a great chef.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed nunchaku, just in case. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 also has developed a complete distrust of the Navigator profession.

History: Mardred lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Mardred was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Assassin. She's also a talented Navigator, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants revenge against illithids

Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Rich, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. 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: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.