Description: 3'3" and muscular, this eastern man wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Bricklayer, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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: To get a good night's sleep; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 80 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He has done his best to style his copper crest to look like a famous performer. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Kaladan is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Mayor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Assassin, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Rich, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp).

Description: A 6'1" eastern woman, she dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. She wears her purple hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is a great chef.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Mindartis hails from a village terrorized by drow. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Dench is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Dench was born with his mother's beautiful face. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love, Debt. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is dressed in earthy colors with a grey and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. She has shaved her head bald. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Gifted from a young age, Gunnloda studied abroad. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. Malachite (6 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Butcher. She wears her auburn hair down. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing a long, brown cloak. She wears her golden hair down. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: An older man who wears dark leathers with embroidery, he is not a threatening figure. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide his balding. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1 Buckler.