Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (70 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp).

Description: He wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'11" when asserting himself. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. His first spouse was a Sellsword, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 11000 gp. Jasper (30 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Red garnet (40 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 9000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He carries with him a set of kukris on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Horza was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (20 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears tattered old clothes. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in a small mountains village. Through the years after Avelina was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Avelina's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Sard (60 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. She has moderate length copper crest. Her skin is flawless and her red eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Surina 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. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. After a long history of fighting, Surina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp).

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and likes to wear tan tank tops with yellow skirt. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A freak accident while working with her Map Maker father left her crippled. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp).