Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 10000 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Fire opal (500 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Amber (120 gp). Sard (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Emerald (500 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Alexandrite (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She stands about 3'9" and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Finellen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (9 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears a tan shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. 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: Althaea was born the youngest of three triplets. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Elves in Althaea's homeland. Althaea decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 12000 gp. A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (80 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (20 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Nordak hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a bricklayer and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Sensitive, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 7000 gp. A small bag of saffron. (100 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (60 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a white cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. She sports red long hair. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. The war was a terrible time for her, and Nella does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Shipwright they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Hunter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Shipwright; and she wants to get laid

Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Military, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 9000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Suhnae began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Knight and was forced into it by his family; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Obsidian (10 gp). Black opal (1300 gp).

Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His brown hair is cut short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with his Masseuse mother left him crippled. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 800 pp. Banded agate (5 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Sard (40 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Sard (40 gp). Amethyst (100 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Brown diamond (4000 gp). Canary diamond (4000 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp).