Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a halberd on his belt. His golden hair is lengthy. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 5000 cp. Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'3". She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She wears her white hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born into a rich family. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his glaive, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. He wears a colorful flower in his brown hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Veit will drive conversation. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Veit was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he is greedy

Ideals: Extrovert, Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, In love, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears just a pastel suit. Her fur is gray and curly. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Trail is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Trail was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Blacksmith they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Painter, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Job, Religious. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (20 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Jet (80 gp). Hematite (15 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a brown Stetson hat and brown clothes. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has blue eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. The war was a terrible time for her, and Urshar does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 pp. Carnelian (40 gp). White pearl (150 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp).

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has moderate length brass crest. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1200 sp. Hematite (5 gp).

Description: She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a white coat with red slacks, and carries maces. Her crest is white, silky, and of moderate length. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Pyxrin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pyxrin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 pp. Jasper (20 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Amber (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.