Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a tan and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. He carries a battered greatsword and tarnished halberd as well. He has moderate length silver hair. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a Jeweler, his father struggled to pay the bills. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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. Aelar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She tends to wear a large blue jacket. With wild golden hair. Her violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Her first spouse was a Animal Trainer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. 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 is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 90 gp. 4 Antitoxin.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Religious, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a white vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her white boots flare out at the collars. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 gp. Solid gold idol (800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (900 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2800 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is black and curly. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Verin was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 360 gp. Golden pearl (150 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp).

Description: An older woman who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, she is not a threatening figure. Her yellow fur is knotted and matted. Her eyes are copper and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Leaf isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tabaxi unity. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She bought a glaive and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2400 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Architect. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. Tordek abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 3000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Eye agate (10 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep grey leather and dull green iron scale mail. His hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Alberich was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Mortician. He has worked as a Mortician like his father before him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1300 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'11" when asserting himself. His golden hair is lengthy. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born to a Carpenter, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carpenter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Dilettante, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.