Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears skinny pants and wears a green and black robe with the hood down. She wears a colorful flower in her red crest. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3200 gp. A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts and is in decent physical shape. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jet (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp).

Description: She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mayor. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: An older woman who wears a worn and beaten armor, she is not a threatening figure. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: Criella was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Adept, 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 Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 cp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She typically wears green cloth garments or leather armor. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. Her white crest is still thick. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. After a long history of fighting, Thava and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Gargax alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1200 gp.