Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a green vest and prefers black and blue shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and an old rival family wants her found

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (30 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2100 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her hair is black and curly. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Adelaide was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1300 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Blue-white diamond (5000 gp). Fire opal (1300 gp). Red garnet (150 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Coral (150 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp).

Description: He wears a tan shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Paggen was born with his father's beautiful face. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He likes to wear blue tank tops with yellow pants. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. 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-brother.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 pp. Zircon (40 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). White opal (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Black star sapphire (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Jasper (40 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Peridot (40 gp). Hematite (7 gp). Star ruby (500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Moonstone (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. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has no hair. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Silaqui lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (120 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. She sports brown long hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born in the east. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 8000 gp. Onyx (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his shortbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His head has been shaved. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Hobart has worked very hard to control his curse. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Amber (150 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.