Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. He has no hair. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Oriax's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Oriax 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 Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He has gray eyes and a tan hat with a white feather.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He is a Deep Scion in disguise. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on her left hand. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To settle down with her crush.

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 400 gp. Star rose quartz (70 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'7" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has wavy auburn hair. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has worked as a Herbalist like his father before him.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with green slacks. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'3" when asserting himself. His black hair is knotted and matted. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gifted student he started as a Blacksmith, but he got bored and became a Spy. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He has moderate length black crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His red hair is long and unkept. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: Nella was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1500 sp.