Description: He is lean but muscular and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears his chestnut hair up. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bûth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man likes to wear brown tank tops with black pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Dustin was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Dustin's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a simple green robe with blue stripes complete with hood. His gold crest is long and unkept. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 500 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Jasper (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'2" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Immeral 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 loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born in a small desert village. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barrister hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Immeral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is content

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She sports chestnut long hair. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. When Juliana reached her early adolescence her Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. She wears a feathered hat to hide her balding. Her black unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Tailor profession.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Bryseis has worked very hard to control her curse. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Mercenary for hire.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Religious. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 30 pp. White pearl (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp).

Description: He wears an entirely blue suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is physically well-built. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Apothecary. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Apothecary for the past few years.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1900 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a black armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Tomph was born the youngest of three triplets. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting illithids, the young Tomph began to lead the lost caravan. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Jeweler. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

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 terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Jeweler.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.