Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her ears are large.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Chrysoberyl (140 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He tends to his Guard job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He usually wears his grey robe and has his lance always slung over his shoulder. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Baern hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Baern's homeland. Baern decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Deep green spinel (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Dûgza was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

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

Possessions: 1100 sp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). 1 Silver holy symbol.