Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a chocolate of some kind. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, marred by chocolates. She wears her brown hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Faral hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many dire rats want her driven away; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Dara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She became a Shipwright soon after.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Golden pearl (150 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He is physically well-built. He sports a flattop fur cut. His eyes are likewise copper. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, In love. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'8". She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She sports a flattop crest cut. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Being a Jeweler kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1200 pp. Black pearl (800 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Coral (90 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a brown tunic with red highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around her shoes. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Agatha speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She got into the Farmer business at a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a Farmer soon after.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. She wears her brown hair down. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Born in the west to a Herbalist, Quillathe learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Herbalist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Herbalist work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To be a Cartwright again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Minor magic item.