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. He carries a battered hand crossbow and tarnished nunchaku as well. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Frouse fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 pp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a black tunic with pastel highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around her shoes. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 8000 gp. White pearl (150 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Black opal (900 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. Her violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Bendoo was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She's also a talented Bricklayer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Poor, In love, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 9000 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Sard (40 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Coral (130 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Jet (130 gp). Rose (40 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). Hematite (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Amber (130 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Zircon (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She wears her red hair up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing painting.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Tiefling conditions. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Greedy, Racist. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 4000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (120 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (120 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (120 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is short and silver. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 gp. Deep green spinel (90 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is physically well-built. His hair is cut close to his head. This green eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has achieved small success as a Carpenter.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Religious, Job. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 8000 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (900 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, brown shirt, and tan tie. He wears a colorful flower in his white crest. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Addict, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Slave. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 7000 gp. Eye agate (8 gp). Deep blue spinel (300 gp). Onyx (40 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.