Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her long bronze crest kept up in a rat tail. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: The child of a Merchant, who enjoyed hunting, Driindar was taken on many hunting expeditions. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Amber (50 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He has styled his bronze crest well, parting it to the left. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. A friendly and beautiful Dragonborn, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was born into a rich family. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears just a green suit. His hair is short and black. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Oriax hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Oriax was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, blue shirt, and tan tie, and carries hand crossbows. Her green crest is heavily combed to the right. Her eyes are red and catlike.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: Korinn hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. When Korinn reached her early adolescence her Dragonborn father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 220 gp. Malachite (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This eastern man wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Finellen speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 90 gp. Tourmaline (120 gp). Moss agate (5 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, red, dusty cloak. Her tied-back hair is black. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the north to a Tailor, Callie learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A freak accident while working with her Stableman father left her crippled. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and expand her business

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Terse, Disease. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Tailor

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

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: An older man who wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is red and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Mason profession.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Mayor

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

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a green and tan robe with the hood down. She has no crest. Her gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Arava has worked very hard to control her curse. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp.