Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'0" when asserting himself. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has green eyes and a tan hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born into a rich family. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is golden and very short. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered illithids who tried to eat his hand. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. She carries with her a set of crossbows, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her yellow fur is heavily combed to the left. She has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature crossbow.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Sard (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. 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 has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Half-Plate.