Description: This man wears a simple white robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Skak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has never given up on his music dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 8000 gp. Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Sard (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Jade (50 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available she will default to her dagger. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gold.

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. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Verin was born on a far western island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Herbalist. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she has a crush on the local cartwright

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 21000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (50 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2600 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears tan trousers with green and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 900 pp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Performer does. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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: He is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (160 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2300 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (60 gp).

Description: This man is typically in his Slave Trader uniform. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his right hand. He wears a colorful flower in his auburn hair. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Slave Trader for the past few years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jet (150 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Alexandrite (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He wears a black shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and carries falchions. His green crest is long and unkept. His red eyes dart from person to person.

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 is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Shamash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Amethyst (150 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is dressed in an above average manner. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her silver hair is well kept. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. After a long history of fighting, Elysande and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and she desires to right it; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Clear bright green emerald (8000 gp). Jet (110 gp). Rose (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Chrysoberyl (110 gp).