Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. He wears a brown coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a broad hat upon his head, marred by beers. His red hair is lengthy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman tends to wear a large brown jacket, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her auburn hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Bather. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and doesn't want to be a dilettante and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she prefers to wear flannel. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Liftrasa was born on a far southern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Bounty Hunter. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. 8 Acid flasks. 3 Antitoxin.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He wears his golden hair up. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Shane liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Shane 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; and balancing his hectic life and new ploughman responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged woman is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants and is in decent physical shape. Her white hair is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Standing 6'2", this woman prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. Her brown fur, when down, is lengthy. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She very much looks the part of a Herbalist. Her hair is golden and very short. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Donella lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Herbalist. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: Standing 5'4", this woman wears a pastel vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her pastel boots flare out at the collars. Her gray fur is singed and shortened. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized yellow coat. His long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 80 gp.