Description: This malnourished woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Jane was born with her father's beautiful face. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her father's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered illithids who tried to eat her hand. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and a deep hatred of illithids

Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. His tied-back hair is white. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He enjoys reading and quiet.

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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is baby faced.

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 is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Purson grew up listening to his father's many stories. Being born in the west, 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 west 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. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to protect his home

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a red vest and prefers blue and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She carries with her a set of halberds, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has achieved small success as a Butcher.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic, Selfish. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly greatswords and axes. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her brown 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 the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a yellow vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his yellow boots flare out at the collars, and is pretty ugly. His head has been shaved. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. After coming to the age of reason, Heian took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Rock crystal (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: She wears suspenders and green workpants. Her shirt is blue, and she wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time, and she perpetually has her halberd ready. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Verin hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's in love; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 16000 cp.