Description: She has a missing left leg. She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her blue robe. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is a Apothecary first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Balifra lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She is baby faced.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Symma enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: Revenge; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft violet waves gently in the breeze. She is physically well-built. Her red crest is greasy and uncared for. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in the west. 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: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep green spinel (110 gp). 1 Smokesticks.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is content; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1300 gp. Coral (130 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His purple hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 17000 sp. Chalcedony (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a fancy brown suit. He has black fur. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with blue slacks. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her red hair is long and unkept. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. The war was a terrible time for her, and Beatrice does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. She has wavy auburn hair. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Like her father and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Brewer. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Brewer.

Motivation: To be a Weaver again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.