Description: This tall, slender man is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He uses divination through singing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His first spouse was a Apothecary, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has moderate length red hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman usually wears her black robe and has her flail always slung over her shoulder. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her long blue hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her silver eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ishte grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ishte. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His silver hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Oppleby grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Half-Plate.