Description: This malnourished woman dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with blue slacks. Her hair is short and black. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is typically in his Actor uniform. He has wavy white hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His childhood dream was to be a Mayor, but he was a colossal failure. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a fancy blue dress and is in decent physical shape. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Shanairla isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shanairla grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Shanairla. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Impeccable, Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is short and silver. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Bertram speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Amber (80 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. She has a long white ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She got into the Carter business at a young age. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This light-skinned female prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is short and golden. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on her left hand. She keeps her blue crest in a pixie cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

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 moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Azurite (15 gp). Onyx (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her fur is yellow and curly. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. 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, Emerald is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 110 gp.