Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is portly but not overly obese. He wears his scarlet crest up. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born into a rich family. After coming to the age of reason, Shamash took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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 dire rats want him driven away; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1800 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears long strands of topaz and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Caelynn wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue star sapphire (800 gp). Rose (80 gp). Jade (60 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military, Religious. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Star ruby (1000 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Jet (50 gp). Star ruby (1000 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Sard (70 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she is dressed in a clean green cloak covering her clean studded leather. Her white crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 pp. Banded agate (6 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. Her auburn hair is knotted and matted. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Creega was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Tourmaline (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Onyx (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her greataxe with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and carries greataxes. Her red crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Havilar was born with her father's beautiful face. Havilar abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull brown iron scale mail. He has dyed his greying beige fur a little too much giving a sharp beige color. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady green eyes.

Personality: Edge hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Edge grew up listening to his father's many stories. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 7000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Emerald (1300 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Obsidian (13 gp).