Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is dressed in an above average manner. His blue hair is heavily combed to the left. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Melech grew up listening to his mother's many stories. Melech abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She has shaved her head bald. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She's in love; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 340 pp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has dyed her greying red fur a little too much giving a sharp red color. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Beast abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. 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: She desires power and/or immortality; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: 4'2" and muscular, this western woman is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Bather arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Azurite (11 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Vonbin's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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 was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Vonbin was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a tailor and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her purple hair is braided into rings. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. 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: Verin hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair is silver and curly. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her red eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new hunter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Terse, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2300 sp. Hematite (11 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is dressed in an above average manner. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His brass crest is heavily combed to the right. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp).