Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Born to a Animal Trainer, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Barkeep hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 270 gp. Solid gold idol (600 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is white and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: The child of a Masseuse, who enjoyed hunting, Olunt was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He became a Armorer soon after.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her cinnamon fur is braided into rings. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in the east to a Guard, Edge learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Guard work with an outfit from a few towns over. Guard work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Edge was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

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

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His crest, while still mostly rusty, has prominent grey streaks. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rathkran studied abroad. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a red and yellow handkerchief worn on his right side. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the west to a Adventurer, Bertram learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Adventurer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Adventurer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His white crest is heavily combed to the left. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Adran was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has achieved small success as a Mason.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and balancing his hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His red hair is cut short. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born to a Mercenary, his mother struggled to pay the bills. 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. He's also a talented Mercenary, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, In love, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 120 gp. Iolite (70 gp).