Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a red shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Mary was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. Obsidian (8 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'6" and wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants. Her auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered east to less war torn lands. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is typically in her Ruler uniform. Her tied-back hair is silver. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in the south to a Ruler, Heather learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Attractive. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This northern man does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His clothes are grease stained in places. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Tanner but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Charles was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Tanner. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Tanner.

Motivation: Expand his business; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).