Description: A middle-aged man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. He sports a flattop hair cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Sammal embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a tan vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her tan boots flare out at the collars and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Stylist arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her childhood dream was to be a Spy, but she was a colossal failure. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She is portly but not overly obese. She has blonde hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Callie was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Backpack. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are hazel and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her first spouse was a Marshal, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: In love, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). 1 Spyglass. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a pastel vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her pastel boots flare out at the collars. She keeps her gray fur in a flapper bob. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised in a plains tribe. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gale grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Gale. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2100 gp.