Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He wears his black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his ceremonial dagger, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. His red hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his rusty crest down. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Nadarr lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Simple lock.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears a blue coat over a black low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. He has a hunchback. His silver hair is singed and shortened. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Kellen was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 110 gp. Red garnet (120 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a brown suit, black shirt, and brown tie. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born to a Priest, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Fisher for the past few years.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Poor, Job, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses like a well dressed Sculptor does. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Poor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 270 gp. 7 Acid flasks.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. Her brown hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: He is a Junk Dealer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Beloril lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. 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: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a junk dealer and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Onyx (30 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is long and chestnut with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 sp.