Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has wavy brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp).

Description: An older man who wears silk and lounges about seductively, he is not a threatening figure. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His dark red hair is matted, messy, and big. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Iados will drive conversation. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Knight arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. 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: Money/treasure; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. White opal (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His brown hair is cut short. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

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 became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 3000 sp. Violet garnet (1300 gp). Hematite (14 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a brown coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon her head. She keeps her red fur in a flapper bob. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Doctor. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Doctor but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the south. A gifted student she started as a Hunter, but she got bored and became a Doctor. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Shanairla was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Shanairla has worked very hard to control her curse. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy, Racist, Disease. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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 into a rich family. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her green crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Eggren has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Deep green spinel (120 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 2700 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item.