Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Mara was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Through the years after Mara was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Mara's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (100 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her top blue hat.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, In love, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10000 gp. Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: This malnourished man has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gifted student he started as a Mercenary, but he got bored and became a Crown-heir. He has worked as a Crown-heir like his father before him.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1500 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (90 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has gold eyes and a black hat with a grey feather.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Kaladan was born with his mother's beautiful face. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 500 pp. Hematite (4 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Rose (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, violet shirt, and white tie. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He married young, but lost his spouse to illithids. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Einkil was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: He wears bulky tan painted plate armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'3" when asserting himself. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. A true patriot, Ribbles would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Ribbles alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Selfish, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 5000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp).