Description: This malnourished man is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Skak and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 60 pp. Alexandrite (1000 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born in the south. He found a children's book about a Elf Aristocrat who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 pp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (400 gp). Sard (60 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Rose (60 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears a black costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her green crest is heavily combed to the right. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born in the east. A gifted student she started as a Shepherd, but she got bored and became a Layabout. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Rose (20 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 4'7" eastern woman, she wears a tan collared shirt and black skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Maiathah was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1500 sp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor. He keeps his long rusty crest kept up in a rat tail. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a Beggar, his father struggled to pay the bills. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern woman prefers to wear flannel. She has a very tight haircut. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in the south. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a hammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1200 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a fancy white dress. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 61. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she feels threatened by others

Flaws: Insane, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 3000 gp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Jasper (20 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. With a patchy brown beard and wild brown hair. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the east. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Ruler they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Assassin, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 3000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Jacinth (3000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Coral (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.