Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is thinning but still full. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Brewer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Brewer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 50 gp. Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a black top hat and black clothes. Her chestnut hair is still thick. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When Ronobe reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 110 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Sard (30 gp).

Description: She wears a pastel small hat and pastel clothes. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her fur, while still mostly beige, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sweet was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). In the meantime she has taken over work as a Spy and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Hubert wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Hubert was born the youngest of three triplets. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2600 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp).

Description: This woman wears a worn and beaten armor, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is her passion; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. He has blue eyes and a violet hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He uses divination through singing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His golden hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Debt. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 gp.