Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and carries halberds. Her silver hair is still thick. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Human culture. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in a small island village. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gurdis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears baggy green pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her blue crest is still thick. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chrysoprase (30 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull grey iron scale mail, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has moderate length brown hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 Gomory began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 98. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Senteq was born the youngest of three triplets. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 30000 sp.