Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears skinny pants and wears a blue and white robe with the hood down. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Sard (70 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 5'5" and has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His chestnut hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a kukri, but if one is not available she will default to her quarterstaff and is in decent physical shape. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Assassin who has hired her part-time. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Ella was born with her father's beautiful face. 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 used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 600 gp. Alexandrite (1300 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Deep green spinel (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she prefers to wear pastel pants and tee shirts. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Katherine lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp.