Description: She very much looks the part of a Spice Merchant. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her auburn hair up. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This western man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His clothes are grease stained in places. His tied-back hair is silver. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 4000 sp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tattered old clothes. She has moderate length blue hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 10000 cp. Peridot (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Hematite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is tan, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time, and is pretty ugly. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. Hematite (11 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red garnet (50 gp).

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Scribe kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Malachite (13 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'6" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. Her black fur is lengthy. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature axe.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has gray fur. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1500 gp. Banded agate (13 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Jasper (50 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears an entirely grey suit with tan socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His head has been shaved. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

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. Oloric was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Stylist. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with tan slacks. He wears his chestnut hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Sage profession.

History: He was born into a rich family. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He's also a talented Sage, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: A small bag of saffron. (70 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.