Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is long and red with streaks of chestnut, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is chestnut, braided, and well cared for. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Dondon began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears a feathered hat to hide his balding. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is a great chef.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Deep green spinel (110 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His long yellow fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Ethereal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Some 2 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Ethereal never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Jet (120 gp).

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sai, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His hair is auburn and curly. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ghûra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 10 pp.