Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She wears a brown costume with the symbols of magic on her torso, marred by teas. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. After a long history of fighting, Maynild and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 20 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp).

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: Standing 5'0", this man wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His ears are large.

Personality: He is a Courier first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Recently the stress of being a Courier has made it difficult for him to sleep.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest and is in decent physical shape. Her black fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates Tabaxis with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length black hair. His brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Arannis has worked very hard to control his curse. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Arannis was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Avelina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was taken from her home at a very young age. 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 content; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her purple hair is knotted and matted. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Masseuse but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. Sporting a golden mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Erky was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 70 gp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 2'11". She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her blonde hair is cut short. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. 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 tends to her Mortician job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 50 gp. 2 Acid flasks.