Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears baggy tan pantaloons and a red scarf. He has a hunchback. His brown hair is braided into rings. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-elven people

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 17000 cp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is an epitome of beauty. His white hair has been sun bleached extensively. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the south. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a robe, a symbol of death around her neck, and a hammer on her belt. She has styled her black hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a Spice Merchant first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Paladin school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Expand her business; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: Solomon is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: The child of a Adventurer, who enjoyed hunting, Solomon was taken on many hunting expeditions. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Spice Merchant. He became a Spice Merchant soon after.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear flannel. Her gray fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She refers to her adoptive father 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: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Shepherd hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Family, Military, Poor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'9". She wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and her gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. Her hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 240 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Amethyst (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears just a tan suit. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the west, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying west to reunite her family. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His hair is short and auburn. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Nature, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 100 gp.