Description: This younger middle-aged woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her rusty crest is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 6000 gp. White pearl (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her brown hair is heavily combed to the right. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her 20th 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a hunchback. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Actor they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Bricklayer, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (130 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His hair is black and curly. He wears an eyepatch.

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 would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 2000 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Zircon (40 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His blue hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Chem was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Rose (50 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Amber (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Onyx (50 gp). White opal (900 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears skinny pants and wears a violet and green robe with the hood down. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she has a crush on the local guard

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 1000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Amber (120 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Mercenary. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy auburn hair. He has a dull look in his gray eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dimble studied abroad. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He bought a glaive and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (40 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.