Description: He stands about 6'1" and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has dyed his greying gray fur a little too much giving a sharp gray color. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 14 years.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Himo was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he is dressed in an above average manner. His hair is chestnut and curly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Darrak will drive conversation. A friendly and beautiful Dwarf, 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 always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Blue quartz (10 gp).

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He carries with him a set of rapiers on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He sports a flattop fur cut. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Elegant speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He receives visions of the future at random moments

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. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the east were limited. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 2000 cp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears grey trousers with black and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Griselda 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: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Dilettante hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 800 sp. Eye agate (8 gp).

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries with her a set of lances on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. She has done her best to style her cinnamon fur to look like a famous performer. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the south were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She wants revenge against goblins; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He has brown eyes and a black hat with a red feather.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shortspear.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

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

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Born in the west to a Architect, Carrie learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His martial abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Many giants want him driven away; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born to a Sailor, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.