Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is physically well-built. She has styled her scarlet crest well, parting it to the left. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Zykroff hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. His hair is white and curly. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Heian was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is brown and curly. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Courier but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: Thiala lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Engraver, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Courier and was forced into it by her family.

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat, and is pretty ugly. His blue crest is heavily combed to the right. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting illithids, the young Zedaar began to lead the lost caravan. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Zedaar was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 11000 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He wears his chestnut hair down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Tiefling in existence. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 32000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His fur is gray and very short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Flame was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Spy work with an outfit from a few towns over. Spy work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears a grey shirt with thin black vertical stripes and white pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'4" when asserting himself. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Duergath lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His first spouse was a Marshal, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 390 gp.