Description: This late middle aged man wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is still thick. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. 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 struck the Soapmaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'1" and is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest is white and curly. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she is content

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Layabout arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Tanglar was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Tanglar decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Amethyst (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She carries with her a set of shortbows, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her dark red hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 120 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her crest is copper and curly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father 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 gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Attractive. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a nunchaku on her belt. She has a very tight haircut. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Vonana hails from a village terrorized by drow. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vonana fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears bulky blue painted plate armor. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Jelenneth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 has worked as a Seamstress like her father before her.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a brown coat over a white low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. This blue eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Nalral and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and carries nunchakus. He has no crest. His gold eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 7000 sp. Azurite (14 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).