Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a grey coat over a tan low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Erias fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears a colorful flower in his black hair. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Dûsh 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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: Fire opal (700 gp). Tourmaline (110 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Malachite (10 gp).

Description: She wears tattered old clothes, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'3" when asserting herself. Her golden hair is still thick. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she's in love

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 200 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a black shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and green pants. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Through the years after Ownka was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Ownka's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Ownka and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many drow want her driven away; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'10" and is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

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 is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is short and chestnut. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He wears a grey shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He has styled his black hair well, parting it to the right. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He wears his golden hair down. His eyes are likewise violet.

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 is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born into a rich family. When Riardon reached his early adolescence his Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Rich, Military. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp.