Description: This malnourished woman wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Gifted from a young age, Morana studied abroad. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Morana was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 900 pp. Violet garnet (1100 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp).

Description: He wears a brown vest and prefers white and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He is portly but not overly obese. His long beige fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: Dagger hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has taken up work as a Servant and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 12000 gp. Tourmaline (130 gp). Rose (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Coral (130 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Sumnes abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 4000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 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 (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are white.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is a great chef.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jade (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Verna was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 12000 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 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 (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (50 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Barkeep born in the past three hundred years. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Brown diamond (6000 gp). Coral (120 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Jet (120 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.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. 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, Gaaki is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gaaki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 3000 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.