Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Sarah was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

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

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a black Stetson hat and black clothes. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She wants revenge against orcs; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His chestnut hair is lengthy. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He bought a scythe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'5". She usually wears her tan robe and has her falchion always slung over her shoulder. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Tana's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Tana was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 300 gp. Golden pearl (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is obsessed with his god.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Red spinel (60 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her tied-back hair is red. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Dragonborn culture. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears an entirely blue suit with white socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a longsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Lazy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Brewer. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He struck the Brewer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. Jet (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item.