Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. His white crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are red.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. White pearl (120 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines white.

Personality: Pyra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Herbalist for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has red crest. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Chassath hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She worked as a nervous Sailor and found it very stressful. She tends to her Sailor job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. After a long history of fighting, Egelina and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'4". He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and his gloved hand is found clutching a pickaxe. His crest is white and curly. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Mreksh was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp.