Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a green vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his green boots flare out at the collars. His black hair is heavily combed to the right. His black eyes peer out from beneath his broad green hat.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. A true patriot, Iados would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her purple hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Ronobe was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She married young, but lost her spouse to orcs. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to protect her home

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he dresses like a well dressed Apothecary does. His beige fur is heavily combed to the right. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He tends to his Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a yellow coat. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the left. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He is a Slaad in disguise. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

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 decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length cinnamon fur. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Two Llamas was taken on many hunting expeditions. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Erdan hails from a village terrorized by drow. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to drow.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and to settle down with his crush

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1200 gp. Gold music box (3000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (70 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. 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. Pikar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

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

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her moppish chestnut hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She is baby faced.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Volen was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Brewer.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Impulsive, Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. His red hair is thinning but still full. He wears large thick round spectacles.

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 cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. After a long history of fighting, Amnon and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 pp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). Jeweled gold crown (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1300 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (10 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (30 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Gold and ruby ring (11000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp).