Description: She wears dull grey sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed scimitar, just in case, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'1" when asserting herself. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Junk Dealer.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls.

Bonds: Enemies, Job, Rich. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). 1 Full Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Full Plate.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. With bright black hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Shy, Ugly. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (80 gp).

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He is physically well-built. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Merchant work with an outfit from a few towns over. Merchant work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her shortbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. She has violet eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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: Seeks redemption; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 200 gp.