Description: She is lean but muscular and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her scarlet crest is heavily combed to the left. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Cook. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Hillanot was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 5000 sp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A 3'10" western woman, she likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His crest, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 41. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. Maagog liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Holy water.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 34000 sp. Alexandrite (300 gp). 2 Antitoxin. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and pastel robe with the hood down. She wears her red hair up. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Geva was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. 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 achieved small success as a Banker.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).

Description: She wears a red vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her red boots flare out at the collars. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her golden hair is lengthy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

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. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. She's also a talented Sage, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To be a Sage again.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: She prefers to wear yellow clothing when she does not wear armor, and she perpetually has her flail ready. Her golden hair is wavy and long. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has achieved small success as a Baker.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, brown shirt, and blue tie. His red hair is lengthy. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Pirithin grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Pirithin. Being a Jeweler 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: Seeks redemption; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Smokesticks.