Description: An older woman who wears a robe, a symbol of strength around her neck, and a shield on her belt, she is not a threatening figure. She has wavy white fur. 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 very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Sellsword arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. His green eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Terse, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a dagger on his belt. He is portly but not overly obese. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy chestnut hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Bucklal is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born in the north to a Unemployed, Bucklal learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He became a Unemployed soon after.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Drenna hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Joker. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 2500 sp. 1 Crowbar. 1 Good lock.

Description: 4'0" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Erias lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Erias took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up sword and armor he uses now. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Nature. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 500 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. She wears her blue crest up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He has chestnut hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ahvain studied abroad. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Ahvain was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 6'6", this man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 600 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp).