Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is knotted and matted. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Paelias was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 110 gp. Azurite (15 gp).

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She carries a battered shortbow and tarnished trident as well. Her tied-back hair is silver. She is baby faced.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was taken from her home at a very young age. Being a Engraver 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: Seeks redemption; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her blue hair is matted, messy, and big. Her red eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born in the west. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with brown slacks. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents were killed by giants in a raid when she was still a young child. The giants captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against giants

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She sports golden long hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. Euphemia was born on a far western forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Butcher. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a green costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His hair is cut close to his head. This red eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Scribe and was forced into it by his family; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Terse, Addict. Bonds: Family, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 120 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: This man is very fat, and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Delg embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. 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. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She got into the Butcher business at a young age. She married young, but lost her spouse to orcs. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is red and curly. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Baker arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. 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: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family, Slave. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 sp.