Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her brown hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ishte was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She struck the Dyer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1400 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (700 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His brown hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His first spouse was a Fisher, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2300 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver ewer (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who prefers to wear brown clothing when he does not wear armor, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. Reynard liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Revenge; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Bloodstone (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Coral (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Silver pearl (100 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: He wears a green armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His crest is short and copper. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His childhood dream was to be a Server, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bowyer.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Blue sapphire (1100 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Amber (100 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His white hair is matted, messy, and big. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 7000 gp. Tourmaline (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Stylist profession.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His childhood dream was to be a Stylist, but he was a colossal failure. He became a Banker soon after.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Rose (60 gp). Coral (160 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Rose (60 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She has gold crest. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Gardener they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1000 pp. Red spinel (70 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Hematite (13 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Amber (70 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Jade (70 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.