Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She has wavy golden hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Terse, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 pp. Citrine (30 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His red hair is matted, messy, and big. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Stylist. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a kukri on her belt. She wears her white hair up. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is a great chef.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Astaro fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her black hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 49. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Server

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: He is typically in his Seamstress uniform. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly lances and warhammers. His white hair is lengthy. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born into a rich family. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Seamstress.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 230 gp. 8 Acid flasks.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has moderate length brown hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: Born in the north to a Spice Merchant, Kellen learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 500 sp. Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many green ritualistic tattoos. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has moderate length black hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Glassblower but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Soveliss was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Glassblower. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He carries with him a set of kukris on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His hair is long and auburn with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 2. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Gimble was born the youngest of three triplets. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Blacksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Bookbinder, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 42000 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This eastern woman is wearing a long, brown cloak. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted arcane powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Pacifist, Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.