Description: An older man who wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is braided into rings. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1100 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Jade (70 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Painter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Justin was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Kellen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Kellen was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

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

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His red crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Laborer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised in a forest tribe. Ildrex 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Religious, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 pp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and she perpetually has her hand crossbow ready. With wild white hair. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Valida hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she's in love

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp. Jade (120 gp). Rose (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a Bather, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Bather they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Weaver, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and many gnolls want her driven away

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Amethyst (100 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her gold crest, when down, is lengthy. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Logical, Philantrophist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a white vest and prefers black and blue shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has shaved his head bald. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

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 spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: The child of a Servant, who enjoyed hunting, Wiggan was taken on many hunting expeditions. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Citrine (80 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Star ruby (1500 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Malachite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears dull brown sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed hand crossbow, just in case. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born in a small island village. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She bought a hand crossbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is content; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful, Mundane. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.