Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His childhood dream was to be a Bookbinder, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Bookbinder, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a Sellsword first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Naill lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gifted student he started as a Navigator, but he got bored and became a Sellsword. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

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 scarlet crest is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Savaran was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Barkeep they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Navigator, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1600 gp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: This northern woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 400 gp. Jade (80 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp).

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. Her hair is short and brown. Her white eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Hecat grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 600 gp.