Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears his brown hair up. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his silver eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and many brigands want him driven away

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (500 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). White pearl (40 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is physically well-built. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Artin was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a long, green cloak. His long scarlet crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Vrondiss hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miller hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has worked as a Miller like his father before him.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Debt. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A gifted student she started as a Merchant, but she got bored and became a Assassin. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Assassin.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. Zircon (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 3 Holy water. 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears a pastel costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. Her fur is cut close to her head. Her fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Born to a Brewer, her mother struggled to pay the bills. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Bounty Hunter and was forced into it by her family; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, In love, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 6000 sp. Peridot (40 gp). Fire opal (1200 gp). Azurite (11 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her white hair is knotted and matted. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Fistula was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her white hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Vanchu was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Vanchu alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Vanchu was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 2100 gp. Jade (140 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Deep green spinel (140 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears long strands of opal and short violet dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has a long silver ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She comes from a rich northern family. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 5000 sp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1200 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing a long, green cloak, and is pretty ugly. His brass crest is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Fortune-teller profession.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: German accent

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