Description: This tall, slender woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Unemployed profession.

History: Born in the west to a Apothecary, Melissa learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. When Melissa reached her early adolescence her Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Melissa never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Job, Military, In love. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 100 gp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. With bright black hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When Vicky reached her early adolescence her Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish, Lazy, Disease. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'4" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a pastel shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. She wears her red hair down. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. A gifted student she started as a Marshal, but she got bored and became a Farmer. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Farmer.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Greedy. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. White opal (1100 gp). Obsidian (5 gp).