Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her silver hair, when down, is lengthy. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a Bookbinder, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Spice Merchant hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly halberds and warhammers. Her brown hair is long and unkept. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Tailor arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. 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 decided she is irredeemable; and she is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 30 pp. Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Superior lock.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a red armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She is a great chef.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. After coming to the age of reason, Bella took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is lean but muscular and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in the north to a Animal Trainer, Mastema learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Animal Trainer.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it. Her red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Menny 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 Menny. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 6000 cp. Red garnet (120 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tiefling, and stands approximately 4'11". She is dressed in earthy colors with a green and red handkerchief worn on her left side, and her gloved hand is found clutching a falchion. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. She has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Spy arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 struck the Spy job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 160 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His long brass crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Rhogar has worked very hard to control his curse. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Addict, Insane, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: Standing 5'4", this woman wears a brown collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her fur is cinnamon and very short. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She worked as a nervous Barkeep and found it very stressful. She tends to her Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. She worked as a nervous Map Maker and found it very stressful. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Shoemaker. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 110 gp.