Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a brown collared shirt and white skirt. She accessorizes with a violet scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her auburn hair is greasy and uncared for. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Jet (120 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Sard (20 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Black star sapphire (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Sard (20 gp). Coral (120 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (600 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Black opal (600 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her Stetson white hat.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 500 pp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Rich purple corundum (600 gp). Rose (50 gp). Blue sapphire (600 gp). Black opal (600 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Aquamarine (800 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Star ruby (600 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Black pearl (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Golden pearl (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He sports violet clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, and carries flails. His red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rael was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (70 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her violet eyes.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. After a long history of fighting, Vonana and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to prove her worth to the world

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden pearl (130 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. His tied-back hair is blonde. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Justice, Opinionated. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 pp. A roughly beaten golden orb (180 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2200 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (50 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (180 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (50 gp). Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears dull tan sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed lance, just in case and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her childhood dream was to be a Sailor, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Sailor, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Terse, Secretive, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1000 pp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.