Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He is portly but not overly obese. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Naeris has worked very hard to control his curse. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 600 gp. Blue star sapphire (400 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a yellow feathered hat and yellow clothes. Her silver hair is still thick. She is baby faced.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Banker business.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Banker arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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: Expand her business; and doesn't want to be a banker and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her mace, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a dagger on it. She has moderate length black hair. Her eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Kali was born with her father's beautiful face. Her childhood dream was to be a Carter, but she was a colossal failure. She struck the Healer job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a robe, a symbol of her god around her neck, and a longsword on her belt. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

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. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. 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. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her silver hair is long and unkept. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Kali 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: The child of a Apothecary, who enjoyed hunting, Kali was taken on many hunting expeditions. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Apothecary they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Shepherd, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: This woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing yellow cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in the west. Althaea was born on a far western mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Ruler. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 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 tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 pp. Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp).

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'9" when asserting herself. Her auburn hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. 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: Someone believes her a fraud; and she wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Marshal born in the past three hundred years. The war was a terrible time for him, and Alvyn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Alvyn was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Marshal for the past few years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new marshal responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.