Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a simple brown robe with violet stripes complete with hood. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her tied-back hair is silver. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Vonana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Gold music box (2000 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: This tall, slender woman usually wears her brown robe and has her dagger always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is white and curly. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is a great chef.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His childhood dream was to be a Spice Merchant, but he was a colossal failure. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to be a spice merchant again

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 900 gp. White pearl (130 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born in the south. Orsik was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Shipwright. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her black hair is still thick. 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 hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 20 gp. Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright red and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Oblar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Wiggens hails from a village terrorized by drow. At some point he was captured by drow and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bilga embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Through the years after Bilga was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Bilga's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Bilga was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 600 gp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Fire opal (1400 gp).

Description: This northern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her lavender fur is unkempt and raggedy. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Shifting's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 120 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp).