Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical, Entrepeneur. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). 2 Smokesticks.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. 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 loathes her own lifestyle.

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She stands about 5'9" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her ears are large.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Interpreter profession.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Shipwright. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Shipwright.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Carnelian (80 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Cartwright does. She is physically well-built. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. 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: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Cartwright for hire.

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

Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is silver and curly. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed yellow hat.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Keyleth is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Tourmaline (40 gp). Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Zircon (40 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp).