Description: 5'5" and muscular, this northern man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gruk grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Gruk was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: An older woman who wears professional attire, she is not a threatening figure. She has shaved her head bald. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Naivara hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is an amazing painter.

History: Gifted from a young age, Naivara studied abroad. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new jeweler responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. He is physically well-built. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Orc supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His first spouse was a Courier, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, Az-Adar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and revenge

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She wears dark leathers with embroidery, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'1" when asserting herself. Her gold crest is thinning but still full. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: The child of a Armorer, who enjoyed hunting, Frug was taken on many hunting expeditions. 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.