Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a black collared shirt and tan skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her hair is white and curly. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Decarabia hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a simple brown robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her white hair is heavily combed to the right. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has never given up on her music dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Rolen lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 south. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This eastern man wears a pastel feathered hat and pastel clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears his brown fur up. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. Her fur is gray, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Fortune-teller kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Red garnet (90 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Through the years after Rose was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Rose's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, she is not a threatening figure. Her crest is cut close to her head. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: Nala lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She tends to her Spy job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and doesn't want to be a spy and was forced into it by her family

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: He wears a white top hat and white clothes. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His black hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand his business

Ideals: Logical, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her right hand. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: Arara lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Arara was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Arara's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 sp.