Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. 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: He was born in a small desert village. 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 2000 cp. Amber (140 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. After a long history of fighting, Akmen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Veloptima embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, drow burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Revenge; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, In love, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a black vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform In the meantime he has taken over work as a Apothecary and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp.