Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears dull white sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed dagger, just in case. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Grumbar's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Courier. He bought a dagger and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 300 pp.

Description: This eastern man wears a tan wide-brimmed hat and tan clothes. His clothes are grease stained in places. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Disciplined, Joker. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 gp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). White opal (1200 gp). Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Carnelian (80 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Iolite (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses like a well dressed Fortune-teller does. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Fortune-teller for hire.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 9000 gp. Rose (70 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a pastel deerstalker hat and pastel clothes. His fur, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 pp. Jade (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Sard (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Canary diamond (3000 gp). Malachite (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and he perpetually has his kukri ready. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Raymond was born with his mother's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Black opal (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Moss agate (11 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears pastel trousers with blue and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has wavy orange fur. His face is scarred and worn.

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. Harvest is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His first spouse was a Carpenter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Carpenter they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Masseuse, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 8000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. She wears tattered old clothes. She has a hunchback. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. She has gold eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 3000 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp).