Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barrister. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Mardred took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1600 sp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a very tight haircut. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Wrenn has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Wrenn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born in a small forest village. Ahlyssa liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She became a Map Maker soon after.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic, Extrovert. Bonds: Nature, Job, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A 5'6" eastern man, he wears professional attire. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. 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 Mortician. He tends to his Mortician job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 7000 sp. Black star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Good lock. 1 Good lock.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her lavender fur is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bulzo grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He worked as a nervous Merchant and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Merchant for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a black vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her black boots flare out at the collars. Her hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Astaro was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Rogue, 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 Rogue in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 900 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). Emerald (1500 gp).