Description: He wears a black tunic with blue highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of flails on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He has wavy chestnut hair. He has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying south to reunite his family. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Melech fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Jasper (80 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Rose (80 gp).

Description: This woman is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her right hand. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Pearl was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 60 gp. Citrine (80 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born in the west. He 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. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by a spirit.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She wears white painted combat armor at almost all times. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She takes great joy in being the best Spy in town.

History: Gynk was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 3'4", this man tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has moderate length golden hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a worn and beaten armor. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Justin reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Justin was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 9000 sp. Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished woman wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: White pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.