Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has dyed his greying rusty crest a little too much giving a sharp rusty color. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born in the south. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying south to reunite his family. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Merchant.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and someone believes him a fraud

Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1900 pp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (60 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a large brown jacket. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a great chef.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and to protect his home

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). Solid gold idol (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair is silver and curly. She has brown eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in the west to a Stylist, Tomph learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Stylist.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1000 gp. Pink pearl (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Fire opal (1600 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. Her red hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Kilia was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Kilia was born on a far northern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Carter. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left leg. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His gold crest, when down, is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 pp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1700 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a grey poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is auburn and very short. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

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 will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Smoky quartz (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Eye agate (9 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is dressed in an above average manner. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Olunt's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Olunt was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Olunt's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2500 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (70 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp).