Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She saw the violence of war and the aftermath so she converted to religion and dedicated herself to non-violence.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born in a small desert village. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She wears a white armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. She carries with her a set of axes on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Orcs.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. After a long history of fighting, Ovak and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He has brown hair. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Cartwright arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. A freak accident while working with his Bellfounder mother left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Addict, Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a Miner first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a tan costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her hair is blonde and very short. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She has styled her yellow fur well, parting it to the right. Her copper eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She found a children's book about a Tabaxi Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Tabaxi compassion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 35000 sp. Jasper (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1200 sp.