Description: This slender man stands about 6'2". He wears a black tunic with pastel highlights, and long brown pants that bunch up around his shoes. His gold crest is knotted and matted. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Ildrex hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Ildrex alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 700 sp. Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: An older woman who does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, she is not a threatening figure. Her scarlet crest is thinning but still full. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She hates brigands. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Hethress liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Hethress was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: An older man who is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Gilthur took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He's also a talented Mortician, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and expand his business

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Actor. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson white hat.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Performer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Actor, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 50 gp. Red spinel (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Mason. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She is a Doppelganger in disguise. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She wears professional attire. She wears a Stetson hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is dressed in an above average manner. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are green.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Gifted from a young age, Chaedi studied abroad. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Aramil was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.