Description: This malnourished man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His chestnut hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Cory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken from his home at a very young age. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: She wears brown trousers with blue and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has slicked back silver hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 44. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is obsessed with her god.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. 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: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2400 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A 5'5" eastern woman, she is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her hair is white and curly. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

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

Possessions: 800 gp. Star ruby (1400 gp).

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Pearl and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 20 pp.