Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is typically in her Spice Merchant uniform. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. A gifted student she started as a Server, but she got bored and became a Spice Merchant. She tends to her Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 27000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is renowned for his bright yellow suits and hats. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and doesn't want to be a junk dealer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her blue hair is long and unkept. Her gold eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Shava hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. When Shava reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2000 sp. Black star sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He carries a battered sai and tarnished flail as well. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. With bright brown hair. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Claira was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She worked as a nervous Barrister and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. Her red hair is long and unkept. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Opinionated, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and her gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. Her golden hair is well kept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

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 an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 pp. Obsidian (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp).