Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a hunchback. She has slicked back silver hair. Her amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1100 pp. Amethyst (100 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His white eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 pp. Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rose (20 gp). Blue quartz (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Rose (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1300 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Coral (150 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'1" when asserting herself. Her hair is black and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting illithids, the young Pearl began to lead the lost caravan. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 gp. Peridot (40 gp). Blue-white diamond (7000 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 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. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Gerald is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. 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: To share knowledge with the world; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 7000 gp. Citrine (60 gp). Azurite (9 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 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: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 15000 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (40 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Gold music box (4000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a tan coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head. His hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was granted necromantic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Server but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. Theobald abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Golden pearl (120 gp). Black opal (1100 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Star ruby (1100 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Blue diamond (6000 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Blue quartz (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.