Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her golden hair is thinning but still full. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying east to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 20 pp. Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing a long, green cloak. His purple hair is singed and shortened. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Nicor was born the youngest of three triplets. Through the years after Nicor was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Nicor's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: An older man who tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, he is not a threatening figure. He has wavy black hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in the north. Geoffrey abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep green spinel (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He wears baggy white pantaloons and a black scarf. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Poor, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his trident with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He sports a flattop crest cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Mugrunden liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This tall, slender man wears just a pastel suit. His long lavender fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has hazel eyes and a pastel hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has worked as a Map Maker like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 8000 sp. Blue quartz (9 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She likes to wear grey tank tops with blue skirt. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Torbera wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Fighter, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She is a Jackalwere in disguise. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 2'9" and is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. After a long history of fighting, Verna and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Jet (90 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Alexandrite (200 gp). Jasper (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on his right hand. His fur is cut close to his head. His green eyes peer out from beneath his broad pastel hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. A friendly and beautiful Tabaxi, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born in the west to a Jeweler, Beast learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. When Beast reached his early adolescence his Tabaxi father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Jeweler for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Jeweler responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.