Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has moderate length brown hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Fargrim is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Fargrim was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Laborer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 300 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a tan collared shirt and violet skirt. She accessorizes with a tan scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is short and red. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Terse, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and carries quarterstaffs. Her head has been shaved. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Quilla was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Quilla and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Carved bone or ivory statuette (30 gp).

Description: A 3'1" eastern man, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His auburn hair is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. While he appears to be a normal Halfling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Slave, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears suspenders and black workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time, and carries tridents. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 130 gp. Jasper (40 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and is typically in her Banker uniform. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered painting. She became a Banker soon after.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Family, Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 30 gp. Chrysoberyl (120 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses well, wearing blue shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with writing. She constantly tries to fill her life with writing. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Being a Priest kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (90 gp).

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is typically in her Shepherd uniform. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Adelaide was born the youngest of three triplets. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 sp.