Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a white shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and black pants. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Painter born in the past three hundred years. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born into a rich family. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to protect her home

Flaws: Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 900 pp. Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears black trousers with violet and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His rusty crest is heavily combed to the right. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Kerkad was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Kerkad's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 10000 gp. Hematite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Deep green spinel (80 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Jade (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Rose (60 gp). Black pearl (300 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). White opal (700 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Rose (60 gp). Rose (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Sard (60 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a hunchback. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: Ekemon is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Sculptor. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To be a Apothecary again.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 7000 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Jade (100 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., and he perpetually has his scythe ready. He has moderate length brown hair. His eyes are likewise white.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Vassago hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vassago fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (12000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2100 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she likes to wear tan tank tops with black skirt. Her white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She is baby faced.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Miller. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 pp. Sard (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Jet (50 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Sard (60 gp). Black opal (1000 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has red hair. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, brigands burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying south to reunite her family. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Mason they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Server, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 7000 gp. Rose (50 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.