Description: She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. She has done her best to style her golden hair to look like a famous performer. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the south to a Architect, Engong learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Architect and found it very stressful. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Engong was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 1200 gp. Bloodstone (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Malachite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 6'9" and prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 900 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large tan jacket. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her long black hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

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. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Barber and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 46000 sp. Fire opal (400 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His hair is cut close to his head. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nordak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Nordak has worked very hard to control his curse. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barrister.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Miner arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Amber (70 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Sard (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe, and carries hand crossbows. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a Hunter first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He worked as a nervous Hunter and found it very stressful. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Hunter for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Hunter responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Forgetful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 310 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (50 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (100 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a blue feathered hat and blue clothes. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Birel is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (30 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp).

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her golden hair is well kept. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She found a children's book about a Half-Orc Druid who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has moderate length red hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was granted druidic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 4000 cp. Red spinel (100 gp).