Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She is a Guard first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Chaedi was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: To be a Stableman again; and expand her business

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 8000 gp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is typically in his Marshal uniform. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 gp. Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tourmaline (100 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Jade (100 gp). White opal (1300 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. Her auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 24. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Debt. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp).

Description: She wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings, and carries spears. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She has amber eyes.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lorilla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 17000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Naamah's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (80 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 3'4" and muscular, this western man is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Dondon was born with his father's beautiful face. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Dondon was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Persistence. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jet (160 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has brown hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He takes great joy in being the best Mortician in town.

History: Bucklal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents enrolled him in a Druid school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Mortician and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Jade (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Coral (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Jade (130 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.