Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has slicked back chestnut hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sutha grew up listening to her father's many stories. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2200 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Veloptima was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She bought a scimitar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

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

Possessions: 15000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy black hair. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Chad is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Painter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 struck the Painter job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Jade (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Azurite (11 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He tends to his Spy job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Sard (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a large white jacket. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He got into the Tailor business at a young age. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 300 pp. Blue quartz (4 gp). Coral (50 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Jet (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Amber (50 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Red spinel (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears professional attire. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born in the north. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (70 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (70 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a green tunic with violet highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His gold crest is matted, messy, and big. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Ildrex hails from a village terrorized by giants. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 pp. Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp).