Description: This late middle aged man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. He wears a colorful flower in his gold crest. This red eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his music with anyone who is interested.

History: Vrondiss lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Holy water.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a green collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a brown scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His dark red hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His mother was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She has a missing right arm. She wears skinny pants and wears a grey and pastel robe with the hood down. Her tied-back hair is blonde. She is baby faced.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Spice Merchant. She uses divination through singing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Balifra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of his god around his neck, and a whip on his belt. His dark red hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cimer grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He tends to his Assassin job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Revenge; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 310 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Kansif was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. His red hair is thinning but still full. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of a Fisher, who enjoyed hunting, Shane was taken on many hunting expeditions. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He bought a kukri and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She has white eyes and a black hat with a white feather.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born in a small desert village. Her father worked until she suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. She had to support her now crippled father and took her father's old job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She carries with her a set of nunchakus, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She keeps her gray fur in a flapper bob. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Windy's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. A gifted student she started as a Navigator, but she got bored and became a Marshal. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is silver and very short. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

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. A freak accident while working with her Bowyer mother left her crippled. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Kilia was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 360 gp. Jasper (40 gp).