Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Pelaios was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Miner they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Cook, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (80 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His clothes are grease stained in places. His cinnamon fur is knotted and matted. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His childhood dream was to be a Sculptor, but he was a colossal failure. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and many illithids want him driven away

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 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 is physically well-built. She has black hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. 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. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Military, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: She wears just a black suit. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length blue hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ishte was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Backpack.

Description: This man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has wavy auburn hair. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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-sister.

History: Born to a Crown-heir, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents enrolled him in a Ranger school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Breastplate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Cumpen lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a brown broad hat and brown clothes. His fur is beige, silky, and of moderate length. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving Trail is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Trail hails from a village terrorized by orcs. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Trail was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 700 gp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. Through the years after Ellywick was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Ellywick's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman very much looks the part of a Masseuse. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Masseuse.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 2200 gp.