Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, and she perpetually has her whip ready. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Paela was born with her father's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 800 pp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Amethyst (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Star rose quartz (20 gp). Jade (130 gp). White opal (900 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). White opal (900 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Fire opal (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Amber (130 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This light-skinned female dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with blue slacks. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has slicked back white hair. Her blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She struck the Miner job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Military, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 4000 gp. Iolite (80 gp). White pearl (90 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing left arm. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Veloptima lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a bastard sword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 600 pp. Aquamarine (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Eye agate (5 gp).

Description: She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her silver hair is braided into rings. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Lezre lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (14 gp). White pearl (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Sard (80 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older man who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, he is not a threatening figure. His brown hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His ears are large.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Shane embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 7000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (80 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (50 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (80 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (600 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She wears her golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Donella embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Flaws: Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 11000 gp. Amber (40 gp). Deep green spinel (40 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Rose (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (10 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Red garnet (40 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. His blue hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep white.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ahrim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 pp. Aquamarine (200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Jade (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Chalcedony (80 gp). Azurite (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 1 Medium magic item.