Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She has a very tight haircut. Her blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born in the west. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Melissa was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Athletic, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Everburning torch. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear flannel, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Gifted from a young age, Erky studied abroad. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He has a missing right leg. He wears brown trousers with blue and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His chestnut hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. John was born on a far western island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Miller. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and halfling compassion

Flaws: Racist, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 700 sp. Sard (40 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes are red.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Hunter profession.

History: Born in the west to a Banker, Ishte learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Ishte alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: In love, Job, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Tarak lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears his silver hair up. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Blacksmith hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Server again; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: Malachite (16 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he is wearing a long, blue cloak. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Bellfounder arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'4" when asserting himself. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 20000 cp. Deep green spinel (130 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a brown coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head, and is pretty ugly. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Healer profession.

History: He was born into a rich family. He always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 140 gp.