Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is black and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 8000 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Jet (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. He keeps his long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. 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: Olunt was born with his mother's beautiful face. He married young, but lost his spouse to illithids. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Olunt was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 7000 gp.

Description: A 4'10" western woman, she dresses like a well dressed Bather does. Her fur is lavender and curly. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Bather for the past few years.

Motivation: To be a Scribe again.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Iolite (60 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Rock crystal (60 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.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His long rusty crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his top black hat.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the south were limited. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 8000 gp. Coral (100 gp). Emerald (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a white costume with the symbols of the sun god on his torso. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born into a rich family. His childhood dream was to be a Sage, but he was a colossal failure. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Painter for hire.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her auburn hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 9000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is renowned for her bright grey dresses and hats, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her head has been shaved. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Obsidian (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Star rose quartz (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). White opal (500 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Rose (60 gp).