Description: Standing 5'8", this woman is wearing a long, black cloak. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Vola reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a violet small hat and violet clothes. His chestnut hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Secretive, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 gp. Jet (150 gp). Jet (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her silver hair is still thick. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he usually wears his brown robe and has his club always slung over his shoulder. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Locksmith work with an outfit from a few towns over. Locksmith work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and revenge

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He has a hunchback. His hair is silver and very short. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Lucan was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a fancy brown suit. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small brown hat.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Oskar was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Oskar was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue star sapphire (700 gp). Rose (60 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). White opal (700 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.