Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. She has moderate length red hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: 3'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She usually wears her blue robe and has her spear always slung over her shoulder. She wears her brown hair up. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her small blue hat.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Ploughman. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered west to less war torn lands. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Ploughman.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and expand her business

Flaws: Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a falchion on her belt. She has shaved her head bald. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She is mildly Human supremacist, though she does not identify as such. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her first spouse was a Tanner, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears just a white suit. He carries a battered bastard sword and tarnished kukri as well. His black hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has never given up on his painting dream.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Gaaki and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She stands about 5'0" and wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a axe on her belt. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her auburn hair is cut short. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spy hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it and is in decent physical shape. He has no hair. His black eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Insane. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 6000 cp. Amethyst (80 gp).

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Mason. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Mason business.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Trym's homeland. Trym decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: To be a Animal Trainer again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.