Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat, and is pretty ugly. She has no hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a blue costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on her torso, and she perpetually has her longbow ready. She has chestnut hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He is physically well-built. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Barbena fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'5". He is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and tan handkerchief worn on his left side, and his gloved hand is found clutching a whip. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Seamstress. After a long history of fighting, Ribbles and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Solid gold idol (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'7". She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and her gloved hand is found clutching a crossbow. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Faral studied abroad. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She bought a crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Obsidian (7 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His crest is blue and very short. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Debt. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Emerald (400 gp).