Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is dressed in an above average manner. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She has gray eyes and a brown hat with a tan feather.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. Sporting a red mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Hadarai's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hadarai fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Blue quartz (12 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Bernard was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, In love. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 900 pp. Aquamarine (1000 gp). Coral (150 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Azurite (5 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her silver crest, when down, is lengthy. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her small black hat.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Surina abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She keeps her long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. She is baby faced.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Jade is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Jade was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Cartwright. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, In love, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 pp. Emerald (1600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She sports a flattop fur cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. 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. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Mundane, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (50 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (110 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (110 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her ceremonial dagger with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Valanthe fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 5000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.