Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His white crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and he is greedy

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

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

Possessions: 12000 sp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Jade (160 gp). Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her kukri with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Anastrianna was born on a far southern desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Carter. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'2" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is golden and very short. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She got into the Ruler business at a young age. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 19000 sp. Smoky quartz (30 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Tourmaline (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Red-brown spinel (70 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a simple green robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Bune is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Bune lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Bune was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Bune decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 3000 cp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears skinny pants and wears a tan and black robe with the hood down. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Wrenn was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Persistence, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She is physically well-built. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Bree was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Locksmith kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Blue sapphire (700 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black vest and prefers tan and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. A freak accident while working with her Architect father left her crippled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is content

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He dresses like a well dressed Assassin does. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Aelar took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up rapier and armor he uses now. He has worked as a Assassin like his father before him.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Bonds: Job, Poor, Attractive, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.