Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears dark leathers with embroidery, marred by beers. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Malquis has worked very hard to control her curse. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Hedonist, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has wavy bronze crest. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: In love, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 sp. Bloodstone (20 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep violet leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He keeps his red hair in a pixie cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

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 is an amazing painter.

History: Shane was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Shane alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He tends to his Apothecary job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 40 pp. Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Thradal grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Thradal. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; 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

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He wears his silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Simon grew up listening to his father's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and pastel, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sickles and greataxes. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born in a small island village. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her red hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ellywick studied abroad. Her arcane abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Malachite (13 gp).

Description: This woman dresses like a well dressed Weaver does. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized aquamarine on her left hand. She wears a colorful flower in her red hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: To be a Locksmith again; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.