Description: This southern woman wears baggy brown pantaloons and a black scarf. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her fur, while still mostly beige, has prominent grey streaks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Quick's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Star ruby (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female wears dull white sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed glaive, just in case. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of a Sage, who enjoyed hunting, Ilga was taken on many hunting expeditions. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2100 sp. Red garnet (110 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp).

Description: She wears a black top hat and black clothes. She carries with her a set of daggers on her belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. She has styled her blue hair well, parting it to the left. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Makaria grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. Some 10 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Makaria never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He has amber eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is a Brewer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Brewer. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Sailor. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Thiala lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Drifting was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 20 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He is portly but not overly obese. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave, Debt. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 13000 sp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'8". She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. Her green crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 500 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).