Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has no hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Hecat hails from a village terrorized by brigands. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 20000 cp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Ruler who has hired him part-time. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Stannor studied abroad. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local performer

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad violet hat.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Heian's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Heian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tourmaline (100 gp). White opal (1400 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. Her brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia 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. Being a Shepherd kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (150 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he sports pastel clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He keeps his beige fur in a pixie cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Gale was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a large grey jacket. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Ar-Pratu 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 moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, tan shirt, and grey tie. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Ilanis hails from a village terrorized by giants. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She very much looks the part of a Fisher. She wears a small hat to hide her balding. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gifted student she started as a Tailor, but she got bored and became a Fisher. She has worked as a Fisher like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 1000 sp.