Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Aasathra hails from a village terrorized by illithids. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 70000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He worked as a nervous Spice Merchant and found it very stressful. He tends to his Spice Merchant job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and expand his business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Bonds: Guardian, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 pp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She carries with her a set of sickles on her belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. She has no hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Giselle was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and revenge

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

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 parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thomas 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 Thomas. Being a Actor 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp. Jet (160 gp).

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Beggar who has hired her part-time. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Morana was born with her mother's beautiful face. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she has a crush on the local priest

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman prefers to wear pastel clothing when she does not wear armor. Her beige fur is matted, messy, and big. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 270 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (70 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She got into the Carpenter business at a young age. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Silk rope.

Description: He sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He got into the Apothecary business at a young age. His druidic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 gp.