Description: This man is very fat, and wears a worn and beaten armor. His brass crest has been sun bleached extensively. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying east to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Pijjirik was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man is dressed in earthy colors with a white and black handkerchief worn on his right side and is in decent physical shape. His long blonde hair reaches down to his waist. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady hazel eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Tûmhom's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Tûmhom lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 2 years.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'3" when asserting herself. Her crest is brass and curly. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Merchant arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Paelias wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Expert, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a Cartwright, his mother struggled to pay the bills. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1000 cp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair is brown and curly. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Azurite (8 gp). White pearl (100 gp).