Description: 6'0" and muscular, this southern woman wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. 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. 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's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Roofer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a brown tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Bookbinder born in the past three hundred years. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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 achieved small success as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 260 pp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). White pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a green vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her green boots flare out at the collars. She has wavy purple hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Nija isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 26000 sp. Peridot (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. She wears a colorful flower in her cinnamon fur. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tabaxi in existence. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born in the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Scribe hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Jasper (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her copper crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a Mortician first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Kava was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Kava decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has worked as a Mortician like her father before her.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears a white collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Body Guard business.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 270 gp.