Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 270 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Rose (40 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Obsidian (13 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. Joan is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She found a children's book about a Half-Elf Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 500 gp. Aquamarine (900 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. 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: Born to a Baker, her father struggled to pay the bills. In her 10th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Tana alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She tends to her Performer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Poor, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 80 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a brown poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'4" when asserting herself. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. He has chestnut hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.