Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a worn and beaten armor. She has a very tight haircut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and many illithids want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: A 4'2" western man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Ulfgar is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Joker, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Moss agate (7 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His black hair is still thick. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 52. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 40 gp. Citrine (60 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His gray fur is unkempt and raggedy. His copper eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears baggy blue pantaloons and a pastel scarf. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Reddlepop was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 90 gp. 4 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He wears white trousers with black and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'10" when asserting himself. He has shaved his head bald. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

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 loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Morkral was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Morkral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Human compassion; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Persistence, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly bastard swords and flails. His silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Cartwright. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Cartwright 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 a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new cartwright responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 220 gp.