Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He is physically well-built. His gray fur is smooth and relatively long. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Masseuse profession.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To be a Masseuse again; and a deep hatred of brigands

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman prefers to wear tan pants and tee shirts, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has dyed her greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (50 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her ears are large.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Gifted from a young age, Dell studied abroad. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Being a Healer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and to protect her home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. She sports a flattop hair cut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Kallista is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born in a small plains village. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a grey coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He is an epitome of beauty. He keeps his silver hair in a pixie cut. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 27. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Nuraval was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nuraval was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A 5'3" western woman, she wears a violet vest and prefers yellow and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has a very tight haircut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She bought a hammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Star ruby (800 gp). Azurite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Rael was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Armorer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Armorer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He struck the Armorer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. She tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her music dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1500 sp.