Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'4". He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head, and his gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Like his father and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Crown-heir and was forced into it by his family; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 300 gp. Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has chestnut hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is a great chef.

History: He was born in the south. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Being a Map Maker 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 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 a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 4000 gp. Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Pink diamond (8000 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Jet (100 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Coral (100 gp). Azurite (14 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears her black hair up. Her red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born in the north. She took after her father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her father taught her to defend herself. When her father died while fighting illithids, the young Bryseis began to lead the lost caravan. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. Red garnet (160 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. Her skin is dark but she possesses many red ritualistic tattoos. She wears a yellow Stetson hat and yellow clothes. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She's also a talented Mortician, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: To protect her home; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Job, Guardian. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, marred by beers. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. 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: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has no hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Suhnae was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 140 gp. Pink pearl (70 gp). 1 Average lock.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he prefers to wear flannel. He has moderate length silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp. Bloodstone (40 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she usually wears her black robe and has her glaive always slung over her shoulder. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the west to a Baker, Kasdeya learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She was granted martial powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white hair is wavy and long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Shepherd. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Helgret enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Shepherd for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.