Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. He wears his brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Rangrim was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and white eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Onyx (20 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Darrak is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. Some 5 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Darrak never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Family, Nature, In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 200 pp. Iolite (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a green collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her white crest is thinning but still full. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. Sora was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Mortician. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She has amber eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Priest.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 gp.