Description: 2'10" and muscular, this eastern man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the left. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Cynical, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Painter but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Matilda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: A deep hatred of giants; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Joker, Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover her moderate length beige fur. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She wants revenge against giants; and many giants want her driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a simple tan robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Passionate, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her golden hair is still thick. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Chaedi never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of illithids

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, In love, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).