Description: A middle-aged man, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Ahvain hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Ahvain and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Eye agate (4 gp). Sard (50 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Rose (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Red spinel (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears long strands of ruby and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a hunchback. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Money/treasure; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 1200 pp. Jasper (80 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp). Azurite (16 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.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She 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, marred by sweets. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1100 pp. Moonstone (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Jade (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: An older woman who wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants, she is not a threatening figure. Her blue crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 pp. Malachite (7 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Onyx (20 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Red spinel (100 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Blue-white diamond (2000 gp). Malachite (7 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Amber (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (7 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a grey tunic with white highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. His black hair is lengthy. He has violet eyes.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A small bag of saffron. (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 does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'2" when asserting herself. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Herbalist. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She's in love; and she has a crush on the local herbalist

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Emotional, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 4000 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Pink pearl (130 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Coral (130 gp). Sard (60 gp). Azurite (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.