Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has auburn hair. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1600 pp. Citrine (30 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Amethyst (60 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Obsidian (4 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Blue star sapphire (500 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Jade (60 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Jade (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His silver hair is knotted and matted. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dragonborn artifacts is his passion; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 11000 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Banded agate (4 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (130 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Violet garnet (1000 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Star rose quartz (30 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses like a well dressed Actor does. His head has been shaved. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of gnolls may trigger it at times.

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. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Actor. He has achieved small success as a Actor.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 7000 gp. Sard (50 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears baggy brown pantaloons and a grey scarf. She keeps her long white fur kept up in a rat tail. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has been helping groups of widows and orphans who have fled abusive spouses or lost their families to illithids.

Motivation: She is greedy; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Gold music box (1000 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: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a grey coat with white slacks. She has slicked back golden hair. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She passes on several rewards to people in need. She makes a point to leave places better than she found them.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1100 pp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'2". He tends to wear a large tan jacket, and his gloved hand is found clutching a rapier. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He got into the Brewer business at a young age. He 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. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 10 years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and balancing his hectic life and new brewer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 gp. Amethyst (140 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Chalcedony (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Star ruby (1400 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Moss agate (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). White pearl (140 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Sard (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered dire rats who tried to eat her hand. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Numba was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 4000 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (5000 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (70 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Silver ewer (70 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (5000 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (70 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.