Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious, Guardian. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Dain was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 390 gp. 2 Holy water.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a hunchback. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair is dark red and very short. His white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 sp. Eye agate (10 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her blonde hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2300 gp. Rose (30 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 5000 sp. Malachite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. His red fur has been sun bleached extensively. His yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 20 pp. Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He sports a flattop crest cut. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Slave Trader and was forced into it by his family; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 900 pp. Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).