Description: This malnourished woman is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her white crest is heavily combed to the left. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Burana is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in the west. 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Burana was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 3'0" and muscular, this western woman wears a blue costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Being a Map Maker kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; 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: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a red armored body suit, with a simple violet line shooting up and back down. He is portly but not overly obese. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His golden hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

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

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He 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. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 80 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp).

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this western woman wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. A true patriot, Anne would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a black costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her bronze crest is greasy and uncared for. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. 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: Aasathra hails from a village terrorized by drow. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He has amber eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He found a children's book about a Elf Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theriatis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's in love; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 sp. Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She is portly but not overly obese. Her silver hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Pyra was born with her mother's beautiful face. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 90 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: She dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 50 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp).