Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries with her a set of warhammers, each one with a opal on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shautha fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears silk and lounges about seductively. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 800 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Silver pearl (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and carries pickaxes. Her long red hair reaches down to her waist. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She has all her life been fascinated with writing.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 500 gp. Moss agate (11 gp). Jade (70 gp). Malachite (11 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat and is in decent physical shape. His head has been shaved. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the south to a Adventurer, Trey learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Through the years after Trey was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Trey's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2400 sp. Blue sapphire (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: 5'8" and muscular, this eastern woman likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. Her hair is short and golden. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Justice. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. A friendly and beautiful Elf, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born in the west. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Ivellios was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Chrysoprase (60 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a fancy grey suit. He has a very tight haircut. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered grey hat.

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. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he's in love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1500 sp.