Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has auburn hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. 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: Many illithids want him driven away; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1500 gp. Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Altho was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Addict. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Rose grew up listening to her mother's many stories. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Justice, Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his left hand. His auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has golden hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 pp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.