Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the left. His ears are large.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. 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 comes from a rich eastern family. A gifted student he started as a Fisher, but he got bored and became a Butcher. 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. Lewis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright yellow dresses and hats. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned female dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She worked as a nervous Doctor and found it very stressful. 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: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Job. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 600 sp. Coral (70 gp).

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a rapier on her belt. She has a very tight haircut. Her green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Dwarves in Ilde's homeland. Ilde decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Greedy. Bonds: Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with grey slacks. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature mace.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy chestnut stubble. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has a hunchback. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Thervan was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Fortune-teller. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Thervan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 60 gp. Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: With green face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 160 gp. Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has moderate length white hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Himo was born the youngest of three triplets. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sickle, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length chestnut hair. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in the east to a Sailor, Leshanna learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Mercenary, but she was a colossal failure. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 350 gp.