Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He is portly but not overly obese. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Travok lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has moderate length white hair. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting illithids, the young Rosalind began to lead the lost caravan. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. Her silver hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are gold and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Ishte hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Navigator. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Navigator for hire.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a green feathered hat and green clothes. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length white hair. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Kali speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born in the north to a Marshal, Kali learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Kali abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature flail.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 20000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.