Description: A moderately attractive woman, she tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her white fur is knotted and matted. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She got into the Herbalist business at a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a grey shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and green pants. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Apothecary, her father struggled to pay the bills. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A 3'1" northern woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. A freak accident while working with her Architect mother left her crippled. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He has moderate length golden hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Rael is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and to be a layabout again

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (9 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His golden hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Oskar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears bulky blue painted plate armor. His hair is auburn and very short. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Thamior is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 20 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears professional attire. His golden hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born in the south to a Fisher, Rimple learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Seamstress, but he got bored and became a Fisher. He tends to his Fisher job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Fisher responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 cp. Obsidian (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a yellow scarf. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. 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. Ulfgar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing his hectic life and new apothecary responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Debt, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, marred by sweets. With wild white hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Diesa was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Diesa 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 Diesa. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.