Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He has shaved his head bald. He is baby faced.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Cartwright born in the past three hundred years. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cartwright.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 5000 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Golden 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. Her green crest is heavily combed to the left. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). Silver ewer (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears a white tunic with green highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is long and black with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Vani was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2000 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a yellow shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 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: 4'7" and muscular, this northern woman wears skinny pants and wears a green and tan robe with the hood down. Her hair is short and red. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Nemeia was born with her mother's beautiful face. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 6000 gp. Pink pearl (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Silver pearl (90 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern woman wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Beatrice will drive conversation. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 11000 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (10 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (30 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.