Description: 3'4" and muscular, this southern woman wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Map Maker for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: This woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Priest who has hired her part-time. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Healer. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She wants to get laid.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp).

Description: 5'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His first spouse was a Sculptor, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright pastel dresses and hats. She carries with her a set of maces, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her gray fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 12000 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His hair is chestnut and very short. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His childhood dream was to be a Miller, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'10". He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 in the east. 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: A 5'11" southern man, he dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Barrister arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). After months of barely getting by, Tarak managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, he made his way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her greataxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Trym hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. At a young age her father died while driving off some gnolls. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in greataxe use. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in the north to a Mayor, Loopmottin learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Through the years after Loopmottin was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Loopmottin's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Mason; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 37000 sp. Chalcedony (30 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Amber (90 gp). 1 Minor magic item.