Description: This late middle aged woman wears a black collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt and is in decent physical shape. Her green crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born into a rich family. She married young, but lost her spouse to drow. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 pp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Rose (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her black crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She bought a sickle and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 8000 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears baggy blue pantaloons and a white scarf, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Fibblestib hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 6000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear flannel. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: Fax hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Spice Merchant, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (160 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. The war was a terrible time for him, and Varis does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 12000 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears just a brown suit. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. Now he works as a painting tutor during his time off.

Motivation: He is content; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 12000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: This woman wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and black pants, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. 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: Astaro was born with her mother's beautiful face. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Bonds: Family, Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 10000 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Jade (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.