Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has moderate length white hair. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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 wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: In love, Rich, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 500 gp. Red-brown spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. With bright blonde hair. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born into a rich family. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spy. 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: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and tridents. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Through the years after Frederick was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Frederick's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 gp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (150 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1200 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'1". He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Gifted from a young age, Balimaar studied abroad. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.