Description: She wears a green collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'10" when asserting herself. Her hair is auburn and very short. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Lazy, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time and is in decent physical shape. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her brown eyes peer out from beneath her top brown hat.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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 decided she is irredeemable; and she is greedy

Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. Peridot (30 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (6 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears violet painted combat armor at almost all times. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Actor arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished lance as well. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born in a small island village. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Family, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.