Description: He stands about 5'7" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his gray fur down. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 2200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is dressed in a clean white cloak covering his clean studded leather. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines violet.

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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 3000 sp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This tall, slender man tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Dondon speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 16000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His parents enrolled him in a Aristocrat school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His purple hair is singed and shortened. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Akmen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 20000 cp. Violet garnet (1200 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Emerald (1600 gp).

Description: He wears a simple tan robe with blue stripes complete with hood. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a Ruler, his father struggled to pay the bills. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To be a Ruler again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 19000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a grey costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Drogo will drive conversation. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Secretive, Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2000 gp. Malachite (14 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Jet (70 gp). White pearl (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his red hair down. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Lazy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Blue star sapphire (1500 gp). Black pearl (600 gp).