Description: A 4'10" northern woman, she wears tattered old clothes. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Oriel was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. His cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A freak accident while working with his Locksmith father left him crippled. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has wavy copper crest. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: He is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His white hair is thinning but still full. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Gubrash was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Gubrash decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she is wearing a long, black cloak. Her chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Debt. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 gp. Jade (80 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Amethyst (80 gp).