Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her head has been shaved. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Junk Dealer

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

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Star ruby (700 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He has moderate length rusty crest. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. With wild chestnut hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 17th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Maegan was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly whips and monstrous two handed axes. His crest is short and blue. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Salasar is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Salasar grew up listening to his mother's many stories. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has wavy white hair. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A freak accident while working with her Guard father left her crippled. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she's in love

Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Has a crush, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 28000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He sports a long black beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She typically wears pastel cloth garments or leather armor. Her fur is short and black. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Jade wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Commoner, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When Jade reached her early adolescence her Tabaxi mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 1000 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Coral (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 5'4" and muscular, this southern man is dressed in an above average manner. His cinnamon fur has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He dresses like a well dressed Dilettante does. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the east. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and he is greedy

Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 40 pp.