Description: She stands about 4'10" and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

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. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered illithids who tried to eat her hand. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a violet coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon her head. Her red hair is knotted and matted. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Gifted from a young age, Aline studied abroad. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blue crest is singed and shortened. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Architect hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Jade (90 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Bonds: Poor, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This northern woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a Map Maker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Fisher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Depressed, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a brown coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head, marred by teas. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Helja enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Helja studied abroad. Her divine abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Disease, Hedonist. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Rock crystal (50 gp).

Description: He is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Naeris was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: She is in excellent shape and likes to wear white tank tops with brown skirt. She sports blonde long hair. Her hazel eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson white hat.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 280 gp. Jade (130 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. Her green crest, when down, is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.