Description: He stands about 4'11" and prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Cook work with an outfit from a few towns over. Cook work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Cook like his mother before him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 70 pp. Obsidian (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing violet cape and mantle trimmed with soft grey waves gently in the breeze. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Theobald hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has achieved small success as a Marshal.

Motivation: To be a Shepherd again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kabbarg studied abroad. She worked as a nervous Barkeep and found it very stressful. She tends to her Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 80 pp. Azurite (16 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears baggy brown pantaloons and a blue scarf. Her white hair is lengthy. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She uses divination through singing.

History: Dariff was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She has achieved small success as a Tailor.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 1100 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (600 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her hair is black and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

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

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has moderate length silver hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Portia was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. After a long history of fighting, Portia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. Her skin is dark but she possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. She wears a fancy black dress. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. This hazel eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. Vola enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Vola 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 Vola. She bought a longbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has a crush on the local ruler

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Stableman work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stableman work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She struck the Stableman job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and to be a mason again

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).