Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His skin is flawless and his blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Artistic, Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has brown hair. Her brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her brown hair is greasy and uncared for. This black eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Nemeia took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up lance and armor she uses now. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: This woman is very fat, and tends to wear a large brown jacket. Her gray fur is thinning but still full. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Tricking was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Weaver, but she got bored and became a Soapmaker. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 360 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (600 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing light-skinned woman. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple green line shooting up and back down. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Keyleth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Cartwright. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'0" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has black hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Impulsive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Laborer

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

Possessions: 140 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Backpack.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is dressed in a clean black cloak covering his clean studded leather. His dark red hair is heavily combed to the right. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. A true patriot, Barakas would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 800 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he dresses in red turtlenecks beneath a white coat with black slacks. His black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

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 has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Foxilon was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 700 sp. Banded agate (11 gp).

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His hair is short and chestnut. His blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A freak accident while working with his Doctor father left him crippled. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Cynical, Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 19000 cp. Eye agate (15 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp).