Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. She has a hunchback. She wears her golden hair up. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Dyer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She's also a talented Mason, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 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 (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1300 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has moderate length black hair. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her feathered blue hat.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Gifted from a young age, Tippletoe studied abroad. After coming to the age of reason, Tippletoe took it upon herself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered red stockings. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 500 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His head has been shaved. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. William enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. William fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing a tight red one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, and is pretty ugly. Her head has been shaved. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Nora hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 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 (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (400 gp). Gold music box (3000 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears professional attire, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. Her hair is dark red, silky, and of moderate length. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Ronwe was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Ronwe was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jade (150 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Sard (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing a long, violet, dusty cloak. She has wavy blonde hair. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Eloise hails from a village terrorized by giants. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Forgetful, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 11000 gp. Carnelian (50 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Amber (70 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Red garnet (70 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Jet (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).