Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Aramil is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He got into the Shipwright business at a young age. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Shipwright. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Shipwright for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and to be a assassin again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 100 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a brown feathered hat and brown clothes. Her gray fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. As a very small child her family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. Her mother, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect her and cast a teleportation spell that whisked her away. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1800 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (170 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (170 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears long strands of topaz and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He wears his copper crest down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Vrondiss is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Bookbinder mother left him crippled. 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: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has wavy black hair. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Born in the west to a Adventurer, Donella learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Rose (60 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 3'4" and wears bulky red painted plate armor. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp.