Description: This woman is very fat, and prefers to wear flannel. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Yvonne is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Yvonne lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Yvonne never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He prefers to wear flannel. He is physically well-built. His silver hair is long and unkept. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Painter mother left him crippled. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears a white costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. She carries a battered spear and tarnished dagger as well. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a hammer on her belt, and is pretty ugly. Her silver hair is long and unkept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp.