Description: She is wearing a long, tan cloak. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in a small desert village. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Meriele was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 370 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Disease, Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He carries with him a set of scimitars on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Lamlis was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt, and he perpetually has his morningstar ready. His auburn hair is cut short. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He got into the Guard business at a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 90 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 dark leathers with embroidery. His red hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He moved out east to avoid the crime he committed. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 140 gp. Lapis lazuli (6 gp).

Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and he perpetually has his crossbow ready. His hair is cut close to his head. This gold eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Vassago was born the youngest of three triplets. His first spouse was a Brewer, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He wants revenge against giants.

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is red and curly. His violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Alex is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Alex was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Alex decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Body Guard kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His brown hair is still thick. He has silver eyes and a green hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Barber.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1800 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her blue hair is thinning but still full. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Detective who has hired her part-time. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Akta grew up listening to her father's many stories. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 280 gp.