Description: 3'2" and muscular, this eastern woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. 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. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 7 Acid flasks. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with blue slacks. He is portly but not overly obese. His copper crest is long and unkept. His ears are large.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Mehen will drive conversation. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. A gifted student he started as a Ploughman, but he got bored and became a Cook. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 800 gp. Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a club on his belt. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. At a young age his father died while driving off some illithids. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in club use. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He got into the Locksmith business at a young age. Through the years after Conrad was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Conrad's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1800 gp. Red spinel (120 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'11". He tends to wear a large tan jacket. His auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson tan hat.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He takes great joy in being the best Glassblower in town.

History: He was born in a small island village. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

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 obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: A 3'0" eastern man, he is dressed in earthy colors with a white and green handkerchief worn on his left side. His tied-back hair is golden. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He hates Halflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Jak lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Religious, Has a crush. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 2500 sp. 1 Average lock. 1 Small steel mirror. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and red, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He wears his auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. A friendly and beautiful Half-Orc, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Mâku took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her writing with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 900 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (140 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of auburn, and is pulled back with small blue clips. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 3000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.