Description: An older woman who wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, she is not a threatening figure. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Arha was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her childhood dream was to be a Butcher, but she was a colossal failure. She became a Architect soon after.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and expand her business

Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Religious, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chalcedony (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Amber (110 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'0". He wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. A gifted student he started as a Miller, but he got bored and became a Interpreter. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new interpreter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red garnet (130 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Amber (130 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length rusty crest. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Gesrethe was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the east were limited. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Jade (80 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Red garnet (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Black opal (1100 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She usually wears her pastel robe and has her warhammer always slung over her shoulder. Her orange fur is still thick. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Shivering was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she would like to get married and retire

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush, Adventurer, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1100 pp. Moss agate (4 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Jade (150 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Jet (150 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Amber (150 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Sard (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 7000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He carries with him a set of quarterstaffs, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is cut close to his head. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Onyx (20 gp).