Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Map Maker profession.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Bricklayer responsibilities is difficult; and she wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Alexandrite (1600 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a robe, a symbol of strength around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. 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 left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 14000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (140 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He became a Performer soon after.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 6000 gp. Moonstone (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a black shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and tan pants. She carries with her a set of bastard swords, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a Barkeep, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Sekhmet fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Canary diamond (5000 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She likes to wear green tank tops with grey skirt, and carries longbows. She wears her black hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Sailor mother left her crippled. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Astaro was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2200 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). White opal (1000 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Golden pearl (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown fur is greasy and uncared for. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is red and very short. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

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. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Dilettante they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Cook, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Pink pearl (150 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Jade (150 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Rose (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Amber (150 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Sard (50 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Brown diamond (2000 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.