Description: A plain young-adult woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has wavy white hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Ida alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Gardener.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. Malachite (15 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a yellow top hat and yellow clothes. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are green.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. He bought a longsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears tattered old clothes, marred by teas. His silver hair is cut short. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. Silver pearl (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants revenge against gnolls.

Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.