Description: He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. He is portly but not overly obese. With bright auburn hair and a scraggly beard. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: Aldous hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. When Aldous reached his early adolescence his Human mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Military. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: A 6'4" southern man, he wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is brown, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. His copper crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull pastel iron scale mail. Her copper crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: Findex is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He is renowned for his bright red suits and hats. He has a hunchback. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This light-skinned female wears a worn and beaten armor. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Mary is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: She wears a fancy brown dress. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 sp. 6 Acid flasks.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. He has red eyes and a green hat with a red feather.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Amnon was born the youngest of three triplets. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Golden pearl (110 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His white hair is lengthy. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Adventurer. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Fibblestib took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up halberd and armor he uses now. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to be a assassin again

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is brown and curly. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. While he appears to be a normal Gnome, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Being a Locksmith kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.