Description: This western woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has wavy white hair. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Verna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Verna alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. She carries a battered kukri and tarnished sword as well. Her white crest is unkempt and raggedy. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her necromantic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 30 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He has no hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He is mildly Tiefling supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born to a Barkeep, his mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature glaive.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: She wears a simple brown robe with white stripes complete with hood. Her white fur is smooth and relatively long. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is a Sailor first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She struck the Sailor job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with blue colored cloaks and clothing. His white hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Kellen's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears a black shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and a wedding ring on his right hand. He has shaved his head bald. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A freak accident while working with his Armorer mother left him crippled. Some 4 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Brug never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his mother had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 280 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She has amber eyes.

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 was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 sp. White pearl (160 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: 3'5" and muscular, this eastern man wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a shield on his belt. His hair is cut close to his head. He has blue eyes and a blue hat with a pastel feather.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears brown trousers with black and red striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Fletcher born in the past three hundred years. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Fletcher.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new fletcher responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 120 gp.