Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and is renowned for her bright tan dresses and hats. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has wavy red hair. Her amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Military, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 50 gp. Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He has moderate length white hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the west. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Poor, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: He wears a brown tunic with black highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of swords, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is short and red. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Through the years after Gimurt was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Gimurt's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Gimurt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 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. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Frug lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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: An old rival family wants him found.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 120 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with red lining and desert motifs. He has chestnut hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Bulzo alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. After a long history of fighting, Bulzo and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'1" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a yellow shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Naal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Unemployed for hire.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Golden pearl (120 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears black trousers with red and yellow striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length blue crest. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He wears his red crest down. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Painter work with an outfit from a few towns over. Painter work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She prefers to wear violet clothing when she does not wear armor. She sports red long hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to be a gardener again

Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 230 gp.