Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. Her half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This man wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are silver.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 9000 sp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this western man wears just a blue suit. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is dressed in earthy colors with a black and red handkerchief worn on his left side. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on his left hand. He has done his best to style his blue hair to look like a famous performer. He has black eyes.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'0". She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Carpenter. Her hair, while still mostly purple, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Balimaar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull grey iron scale mail. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Mason. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Nim was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Mason responsibilities is difficult; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Banded mail.