Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears skinny pants and wears a black and grey robe with the hood down. Her scarlet crest is long and unkept. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 3000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Pink diamond (5000 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. She has blonde hair. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Liftrasa was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Sard (20 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Eye agate (16 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is cut close to his head. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Engraver who has hired him part-time. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Alston was born on a far eastern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Engraver. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1000 gp. Iolite (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears suspenders and white workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time, marred by beers. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length black hair. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Stacee hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 pp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She likes to wear brown tank tops with black skirt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Malachite (5 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Red garnet (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Silver pearl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Azurite (5 gp).

Description: An older man who is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak, he is not a threatening figure. His golden hair is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Ribbles was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Professionalism, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Blue diamond (2000 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Emerald (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born into a rich family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.