Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Masseuse hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, In love, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 gp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he usually wears his red robe and has his hammer always slung over his shoulder. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Performer, his father struggled to pay the bills. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Architect. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Silver ewer (70 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (70 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears tattered old clothes. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Gorga hails from a village terrorized by goblins. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: Moss agate (5 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. He carries a battered scythe and tarnished axe as well. He sports a flattop hair cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his youth he was a Blacksmith, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Grumbar was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has wavy black hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born in the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Disciplined, Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Zircon (60 gp). Blue diamond (5000 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Emerald (1400 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Gifted from a young age, Matilda studied abroad. In her 14th 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 9000 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp). Onyx (60 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born in the north. Through the years after Mardred was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Mardred's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 900 pp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (900 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.