Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has styled his golden hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Thar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 2000 gp. Zircon (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Deep green spinel (100 gp). Black star sapphire (900 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Eye agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Jet (100 gp).

Description: He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is red, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. He is portly but not overly obese. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Thorpe was born with his father's beautiful face. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: Solid gold idol (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A small bag of saffron. (60 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (900 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Painter.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 9000 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Red garnet (50 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Jet (50 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her black fur is heavily combed to the right. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: Violet garnet (200 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). Silver pearl (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and black tie. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 8000 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is short and red. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Elven artifacts is his passion; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Disease, Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 8000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her bow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She keeps her long blonde hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She worked as a nervous Sellsword and found it very stressful. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and she is content

Flaws: Mundane, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 4000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (20 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (30 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp).