Description: This man is very fat, and wears a black costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in a small island village. Qemuel liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears just a green suit and is in decent physical shape. She has no crest. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'2". He wears a red shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. 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 Interpreter. He tends to his Interpreter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Selfish, Hedonist. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears professional attire. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his crossbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. His white hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Galinndan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Galinndan. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Racist, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is portly but not overly obese. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Oppleby 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. Oppleby was born on a far southern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Mercenary. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears a fancy brown suit. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

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. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold and ruby ring (6000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. He has brown eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 2800 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (180 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (180 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a Herbalist, his father struggled to pay the bills. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 270 pp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Red spinel (160 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 19000 sp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.