Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are violet.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2300 sp. Sard (50 gp). 4 Acid flasks. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her trident, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Tippletoe is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she's in love

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this western woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her yellow eyes peer out from beneath her broad pastel hat.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She has all her life been fascinated with dancing.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her childhood dream was to be a Assassin, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Seamstress.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 30 gp. White pearl (140 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a brown vest and prefers tan and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a Assassin first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). He has taken up work as a Assassin and fed both sides of the war false information with the goal of increasing casualties.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with his old friends

Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and carries pickaxes. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born in the south. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Barrister. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is a Blacksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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 daughter.

History: Gormogord was born the youngest of three triplets. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 110 gp. 2 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His gray fur is heavily combed to the right. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Painter for the past few years.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'0" when asserting herself. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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, Adrie is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

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. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Azurite (15 gp).