Description: A middle-aged woman, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and is pretty ugly. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her violet 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 is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. At a young age her father died while driving off some illithids. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in whip use. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eida fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Black star sapphire (500 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Jet (70 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (500 gp). Rose (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a red cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 11000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 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 (40 gp).

Description: This woman wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She sports a flattop hair cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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. 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. Caramip fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural tiefling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver pearl (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Coral (150 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Alain was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to protect her home

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Eberdeb is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1700 pp. Jade (100 gp). White opal (800 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Amber (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (800 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and balancing her hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Iolite (80 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Iolite (80 gp). White opal (400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Azurite (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. Her fur, while still mostly gray, has prominent grey streaks. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving 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, Skirt is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She got into the Architect business at a young age. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (90 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).