Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Roland was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She keeps her long rusty crest kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born in the west to a Hunter, Rezena learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. He has brown hair. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Red garnet (50 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Hematite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a tan tunic with grey highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes goblins are coming to abduct people. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He got into the Dilettante business at a young age. 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 now owns his own business.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Military. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp. Deep green spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born in a small desert village. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She bought a scimitar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1300 gp. Alexandrite (600 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Traki grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has wavy red hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. Williamina 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. Williamina decided she wanted neither the life of her father 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. Being a Adventurer 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 feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Sard (70 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has done her best to style her bronze crest to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Surina will drive conversation. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a trident, but if one is not available she will default to her sword. She is physically well-built. She keeps her chestnut hair in a flapper bob. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1900 sp.