Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She keeps her chestnut hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Murgen lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1 Spyglass. 1 Disguise kit. 1 Masterwork manacles. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His hair is short and silver. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 500 gp. Moonstone (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears baggy black pantaloons and a blue scarf. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amber on his right hand. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length gold crest. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 87. 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 is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 180 pp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her purple hair, when down, is lengthy. Her silver eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Guardian. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with black slacks. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: Beloril is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Gifted from a young age, Beloril studied abroad. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, white cloak, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her long white hair reaches down to her waist. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 south. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2400 gp. Malachite (8 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she has a large black mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. She keeps her blue crest in a pixie cut. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She has brown eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, PTSD, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 20000 cp. Jet (100 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Black star sapphire (1100 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Sard (50 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'1" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her copper crest is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 800 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.