Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with yellow colored cloaks and clothing. His golden hair is cut short. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He takes great joy in being the best Brewer in town.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Paelias was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to be a jeweler again

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a fancy white dress. She is portly but not overly obese. She has wavy black hair. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Priest arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She found a children's book about a Halfling Cleric who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. 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: Someone believes her a fraud; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Deep green spinel (150 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp).

Description: He wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. He is physically well-built. He wears his black hair up. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in a small island village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 4000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (10 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her yellow fur up. Her skin is flawless and her amber eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A freak accident while working with her Knight mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: Standing 5'6", this woman wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. Her white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Scribe arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Apothecary they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Scribe, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with white slacks. Her gold crest is matted, messy, and big. 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 is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy, Disease. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He carries with him a set of lances, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His chestnut hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Roofer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Rurik 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.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She is an epitome of beauty. Her golden hair is still thick. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and money/treasure

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Holy water. 7 Acid flasks. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: She is a mite stocky and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Her brown hair is well kept. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Mardnab was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Breastplate.