Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His hair is chestnut and very short. His eyes are white.

Personality: He hates Tieflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Cressel lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Cressel was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she usually wears her tan robe and has her axe always slung over her shoulder. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the left. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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: Donella hails from a village terrorized by giants. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting giants, the young Donella began to lead the lost caravan. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1600 sp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a Healer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She got into the Healer business at a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Mardnab fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is red and curly. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. While he appears to be a normal Half-Orc, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He tends to his Layabout job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has gleaming, smiling silver eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Orianna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1500 sp.