Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is grey, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. With wild brown hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a Locksmith first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Portia is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has achieved small success as a Locksmith.

Motivation: To be a Miner again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Justice, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 6000 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Amber (100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Jet (100 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His blue hair is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in the west to a Soapmaker, Bathin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a old dungeon. He would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Bathin took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up bow and armor he uses now. He became a Soapmaker soon after.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Soapmaker responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 gp. Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Sard (80 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her black hair is well kept. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Baelitae was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Cask fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and retire the richest woman in the east

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Jasper (50 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Amber (100 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her fur, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She got into the Weaver business at a young age. Moon was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Weaver. She has worked as a Weaver like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1400 pp. Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Blue sapphire (900 gp). Amber (130 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: She is in excellent shape and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Katherine is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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 she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1200 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has golden hair. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

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. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. She has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature, Job, Debt. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 12000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Coral (70 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).