Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a large black jacket. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a black cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. She has wavy golden hair. Her gray eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 9 years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Terse, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 pp. Citrine (30 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and brown robe with the hood down. He keeps his copper crest in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 74. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He uses divination through singing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Adventurer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Adventurer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Smoky quartz (60 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His white hair is braided into rings. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Iados was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 140 gp. Sard (30 gp).

Description: An older man who wears a black tunic with brown highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around his shoes, he is not a threatening figure. His crest is cut close to his head. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Patrin wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and balancing his hectic life and new map maker responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 2000 cp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His red hair is still thick. He has green eyes and a red hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Stannor was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. Stannor abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

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

Possessions: 60 gp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: An older woman who wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, she is not a threatening figure. She has wavy golden hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (15 gp).

Description: 6'9" and muscular, this northern man is dressed in an above average manner. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Grisha alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a brown shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and pastel pants. Her white fur is singed and shortened. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Great was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Layabout. She has achieved small success as a Layabout.

Motivation: To be a Glassblower again.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 sp.