Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He bought a pickaxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Nature, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 Bookbinder. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a architect again

Bonds: Attractive, In love, Military, Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her hair is red and curly. Her ears are large.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and many illithids want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Slave, Family. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 50000 cp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and he perpetually has his monstrous two handed axe ready. He has no hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His silver hair is long and unkept. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in an above average manner. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Gifted, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 210 gp.