Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has wavy blonde hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Valida wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Barbarian, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in the east to a Body Guard, Valida learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Body Guard and found it very stressful. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat, and is pretty ugly. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. His brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He bought a crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and human compassion

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2200 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has a hunchback. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Amnon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Jet (110 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Rose (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Red spinel (110 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times, and is pretty ugly. She wears her white hair down. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Siffress was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'5". She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Ploughman mother left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 8000 sp. White pearl (100 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His fur, while still mostly yellow, has prominent grey streaks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He got into the Knight business at a young age. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tabaxi conditions. He tends to his Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.