Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and is pretty ugly. She wears her red hair up. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. Her white hair has been sun bleached extensively. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Adelaide was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Unemployed. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Adelaide fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He has wavy silver hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Gerard is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born in the south to a Doctor, Gerard learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Blacksmith, but he was a colossal failure. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. Red garnet (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. Her hair is silver and curly. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.