Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is brown and curly. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with painting. He constantly tries to fill his life with painting. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Taklinn was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Suhnae embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He is a great chef.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'4" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

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

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a black collared shirt and pastel skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length red crest. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 20th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He wears his brown hair down. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Darrak was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 gp. Banded agate (15 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a red scarf. Her fur is orange, silky, and of moderate length. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

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. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his brown hair up. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the east to a Junk Dealer, Beloril learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new junk dealer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This southern man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has wavy chestnut hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A freak accident while working with his Apothecary father left him crippled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy, Disease, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Aquamarine (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). White pearl (80 gp). Jet (80 gp). Amber (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).