Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is short and dark red. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Blacksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Blacksmith. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Blacksmith for hire.

Motivation: Revenge; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1200 gp. Alexandrite (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy bronze crest. He wears a green coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. He has a hunchback. He has moderate length bronze crest. 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 can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Hirrathak never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Mentor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 3000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Silver ewer (50 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp).

Description: With brown face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she is wearing a long, grey cloak. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Crown-heir born in the past three hundred years. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She comes from a rich western family. 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 achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 70 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a black vest and prefers violet and tan shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her crest is black and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Fortune-teller work with an outfit from a few towns over. Fortune-teller work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 600 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears a grey shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. He has a hunchback. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: Bernard 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 always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp).

Description: He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He carries a battered bow and tarnished hand crossbow as well. His orange fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Dagger alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Dagger was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1500 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'4". He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He wears his chestnut hair up. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Unemployed and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 400 gp. Carved bone or ivory statuette (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).