Description: She wears an entirely black suit with grey socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her copper crest down. Her red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hethress grew up listening to her father's many stories. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting illithids, the young Hethress began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: Standing 5'8", this man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

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 lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and an old rival family wants him found

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Iolite (30 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his crossbow with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. 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, Ozyman is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. 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. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: He is typically in his Barber uniform. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His yellow fur is long and unkept. His eyes are copper and beady.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He struck the Barber job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has wavy black hair. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Through the years after Shava was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Shava's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple white robe with tan stripes complete with hood. Her chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Body Guard who has hired her part-time. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. In her youth she was a Marshal, and wanted to be a champion fighter when she grew up. She was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives she lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. She saw the brutality and swore off her fighting aspirations, taking her younger sister on her back after seeing her parents die, and fled the country. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is greedy

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has styled her scarlet crest well, parting it to the left. This gold eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Amber (140 gp).