Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is an epitome of beauty. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Banker profession.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her first spouse was a Banker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her brass crest is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Jaxi was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a jeweler and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his black hair down. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 3100 gp. Black pearl (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Coral (120 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length white hair. He has green eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Kilia was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Through the years after Kilia was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Kilia's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'3" and tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has done her best to style her silver hair to look like a famous performer. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Norman is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He saw the violence of war and the aftermath so he converted to religion and dedicated himself to non-violence.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has hazel eyes.

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 is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Myev alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1200 gp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Amber (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.