Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has moderate length brown hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She wears her golden hair down. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Shepherd for hire.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and wears a brown shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His cinnamon fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His yellow eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

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. A freak accident while working with his Carpenter mother left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Sensitive, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Citrine (20 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'5" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears skinny pants and wears a black and grey robe with the hood down. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Bonds: Nature, Enemies, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are a pleasant brown.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Hematite (4 gp).

Description: He wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a white feather.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Sailor for hire.

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 expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Azurite (6 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and is pretty ugly. He has dyed his greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Blacksmith. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and balancing his hectic life and new blacksmith responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment and is in decent physical shape. She wears her chestnut hair up. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. 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: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Human companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He is typically in his Slave Trader uniform. His purple hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are white.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He became a Slave Trader soon after.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 50 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp).