Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape and is in decent physical shape. Her blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. The war was a terrible time for her, and Nogu does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Nogu was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. Her fur is cut close to her head. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Art lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and doesn't want to be a mortician and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with white colored cloaks and clothing. She wears her red hair up. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 400 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears long strands of amber and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Sailor who has hired him part-time. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Through the years after Rurik was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Rurik's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. 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's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Nature. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This western man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy chestnut hair. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Osco was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp.