Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with violet lining and desert motifs. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has no hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Elysande never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. Her blonde hair is still thick. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in the east to a Brewer, Helgret learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 360 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, white cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Faran grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Faran. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her red hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. In her 18th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Philantrophist, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: An older woman who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is knotted and matted. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Baggi embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Baggi was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Baggi took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up kukri and armor she uses now. She has worked as a Baker like her mother before her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He keeps his brown fur in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: River was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Ostracized due to the martial powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tabaxis became a terror of the countryside. After a long history of fighting, River and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 190 pp.

Description: He wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times, and he perpetually has his shortspear ready. His fur is cinnamon, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 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: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jade (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.