Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a blue vest and prefers brown and violet shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Aerdeth was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. White opal (700 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Jet (90 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Star rose quartz (70 gp). Silver pearl (90 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 wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She refers to her adoptive mother 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 5000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a black vest and prefers violet and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down and is in decent physical shape. Her black hair is smooth and relatively long. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1300 pp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver crest. She is dressed in earthy colors with a black and red handkerchief worn on her right side. She has a hunchback. She has wavy silver crest. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the east were limited. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Guardian. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 gp. Jasper (50 gp). Jade (140 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Malachite (11 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moss agate (11 gp). Obsidian (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1300 gp). Jet (140 gp). Aquamarine (1300 gp). Sard (50 gp). Coral (140 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears her auburn hair down. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Drusilia is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 400 pp. Moss agate (12 gp). Eye agate (12 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (12 gp). Malachite (12 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He usually wears his white robe and has his greataxe always slung over his shoulder. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His red hair is cut short. His eyes are gray.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Gûnd embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He takes great joy in being the best Slave Trader in town.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His first spouse was a Tanner, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (1300 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Jasper (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 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: She is a husky woman, who wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 pp.