Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is an amazing painter.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Gifted, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 900 pp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Canary diamond (7000 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Jade (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears professional attire. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Silaqui grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by gnolls. Silaqui was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the gnolls.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Brown diamond (7000 gp). Sard (30 gp). Fire opal (1500 gp). Tourmaline (150 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp).

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this southern woman is dressed in earthy colors with a green and white handkerchief worn on her right side. Her black crest is still thick. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Driindar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 10000 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Henry was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

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

Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Jet (80 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Jade (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a blue costume with the symbols of death on his torso, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'1" when asserting himself. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Sensitive, Racist. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jade (150 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Black opal (800 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Amber (150 gp). Violet garnet (1100 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 21000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Gold and ruby ring (5000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (60 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (60 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (90 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (60 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are likewise silver. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Cairn reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Black opal (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Emerald (400 gp).