Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has wavy brown hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Fisher for the past few years.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longsword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her white hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in a small island village. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Architect and was forced into it by her family; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is dark red and curly. His silver eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Amber (50 gp).