Description: This exceptionally lanky man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has done his best to style his black hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are silver.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Vassago was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3200 sp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has moderate length chestnut hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Wizard school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She wears dull blue sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed shortspear, just in case. She carries with her a set of shortspears, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Gnomes became a terror of the countryside. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is dressed in earthy colors with a brown and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Hlin isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: The child of a Performer, who enjoyed hunting, Hlin was taken on many hunting expeditions. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: An older man who wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy auburn hair. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Sage kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp).