Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is wearing a long, green cloak. He has styled his red crest well, parting it to the right. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

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 also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nykkan grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: She wears professional attire. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Emmeline was orphaned to a temple shortly after her birth. She was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above herself and to hold her god always in her heart. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears skinny pants and wears a brown and green robe with the hood down. Her fur is short and black. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Half-Elven activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Half-Elven doctor. She has never given up on her painting dream.

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

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to protect her home

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Guardian, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'1" and wears tattered old clothes. His hair is cut close to his head. He has hazel eyes and a grey hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His parents were killed by giants in a raid when he was still a young child. The giants captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Laborer they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Mortician, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. Her black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 170 gp. Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is dressed in an above average manner. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Jillian was born with her father's beautiful face. 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. 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. Jillian fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and red handkerchief worn on her right side. She has slicked back blonde hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Selfish, Insomniac. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 240 gp.