Description: This malnourished man wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His chestnut hair is cut short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Cory was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken from his home at a very young age. 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: Many illithids want him driven away; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 40 pp. Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp).

Description: She wears a brown coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a small hat upon her head. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

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

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Dara hails from a village terrorized by illithids. 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Dara was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She wears her white hair up. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. When Nemeia reached her early adolescence her Tiefling father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She got money to start a business from the gang present in town. She is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This fat southern woman has a bulbous nose and sports red clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Pearl grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her parents were killed by orcs in a raid when she was still a young child. The orcs captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 20 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (180 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a red vest and prefers black and white shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and carries kukris. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. The war was a terrible time for him, and Fallond does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Fallond reached his early adolescence his Dwarf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Fallond fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This western woman wears red painted combat armor at almost all times. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She has slicked back white hair. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Gardener. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Georgina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Gardener responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 270 gp.