Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her brown hair is cut short. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Knight arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. He has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Nature, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Barkeep but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barkeep. He's also a talented Farmer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 700 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Miner they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Cook, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 700 pp. Black pearl (700 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Rose (40 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Eye agate (4 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears bulky red painted plate armor. With bright golden hair and a scraggly beard. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying west to reunite his family. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

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

Possessions: 12000 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Sard (30 gp). Red spinel (130 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Canary diamond (8000 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'8". She wears baggy white pantaloons and a tan scarf. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She hates Halflings with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Dilettante for the past few years.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2700 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He likes to wear grey tank tops with yellow pants. He wears his white hair down. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: Richard speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Richard alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). White pearl (100 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Carnelian (80 gp).