Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Thomas hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a blue vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his blue boots flare out at the collars and is in decent physical shape. His hair is cut close to his head. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears tattered old clothes. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. To his fellows he 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At some point he was captured by drow and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has wavy golden hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. 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 Courier, Eleanor learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1300 gp. Eye agate (12 gp). Fire opal (1100 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'3" and wears skinny pants and wears a tan and brown robe with the hood down. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears his white hair up. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: Dondon speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dondon grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is white and very short. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Joker, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 8000 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.