Description: This eastern woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Navigator. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Portia alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and brown robe with the hood down. She has no hair. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: 3'2" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has moderate length white hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Rimple embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. A friendly and beautiful Gnome, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Rimple hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Zircon (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born into a rich family. He found a children's book about a Half-Elf Warrior who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 280 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver ewer (30 gp).