Description: A 5'7" western woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears his rusty crest down. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has a crush on the local spice merchant

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 70 pp. Red spinel (150 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this northern woman wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Painter arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2400 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Deep green spinel (110 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears dull green sweaters, loose red pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. Her long copper crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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 is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Gold and ruby ring (10000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his whip with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with tan slacks. He is physically well-built. He has chestnut hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson red hat.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Cook kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Mundane, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 60 pp. Hematite (5 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Coral (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is cut close to her head. She is baby faced.

Personality: Caramip speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Caramip was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Spice Merchant job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'11" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a Bookbinder first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: The child of a Apothecary, who enjoyed hunting, Dain was taken on many hunting expeditions. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Bookbinder and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: PTSD, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 180 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.