Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Courier profession.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her childhood dream was to be a Courier, but she was a colossal failure. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a fancy blue suit, and a wedding ring on his right hand. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Raer wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Paladin, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Seamstress business.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 110 pp. Amethyst (110 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This amber eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 3100 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears baggy violet pantaloons and a yellow scarf. She has slicked back white hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Quillathe 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. Quillathe 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 knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's in love; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. Her gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. 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 into a rich family. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a tan tunic with yellow highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes, and he perpetually has his falchion ready. His hair is short and white. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born to a Sage, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears green trousers with black and blue striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length silver crest. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Ploughman arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Harann was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 18000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Rose (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a very tight haircut. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Persistence, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His head has been shaved. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents enrolled him in a Rogue school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Hematite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.