Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Dean is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Dean was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: Standing 2'10", this man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Borun hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Borun is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Borun grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Borun. Being a Unemployed kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: American accent

Possessions: Malachite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her silver hair is well kept. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born to a Fortune-teller, her mother struggled to pay the bills. 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has no hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Jeweler. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the east to a Jeweler, Bhevek learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Jeweler for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 400 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Canary diamond (2000 gp). Coral (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'9". He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He wears a colorful flower in his chestnut hair. His brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born in the east to a Layabout, Traki learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Masseuse, but he was a colossal failure. He tends to his Layabout job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Layabout responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: Carnelian (70 gp).

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He is portly but not overly obese. His crest, while still mostly brass, has prominent grey streaks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Gifted from a young age, Hirrathak studied abroad. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 10000 sp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and carries crossbows. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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 to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Server

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has shaved his head bald. His brown eyes peer out from beneath his broad white hat.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. 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 on a small isolated farm. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he wants to get laid

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 140 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (140 gp). 1 Banded mail.