Description: This malnourished man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, 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. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears long strands of amethyst and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. A true patriot, Duergath would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Duergath was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 2300 sp. Jet (90 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Black pearl (800 gp).

Description: He typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Richard grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Shy, Racist, Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears long strands of topaz and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 33. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Melissa enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured and is in decent physical shape. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has shaved her head bald. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this northern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. After coming to the age of reason, Valida took it upon herself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 20 pp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Architect 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: 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

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 3'11" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her black hair is thinning but still full. Her hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. 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 the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 16th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Dariff alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 230 gp.