Description: An older woman who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, she is not a threatening figure. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: Shanairla is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shanairla studied abroad. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a violet feathered hat and violet clothes. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Sybil was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Cleric, 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 Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and doesn't want to be a dilettante and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Amber (60 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso. She carries with her a set of nunchakus, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a strong sense of loyalty to human people

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1800 gp. Solid gold idol (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is short and white. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Balifra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 400 pp. Onyx (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. She keeps her long cinnamon fur kept up in a rat tail. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Tree will drive conversation. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She hates Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Human people.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. She wears skinny pants and wears a red and green robe with the hood down. She has a hunchback. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Callie lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and doesn't want to be a body guard and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 600 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp).