Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has black hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 9. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 3000 cp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 4'10". He wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and his gloved hand is found clutching a monstrous two handed axe. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Varis was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: To protect his home; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Slave, Guardian. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 80 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body and is in decent physical shape. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the south were limited. He tends to his Painter job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Rose lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her childhood dream was to be a Sage, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Apothecary for hire.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, In love, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the east were limited. She bought a greataxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This malnourished man has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Herbalist business.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. 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: He's repulsed by the PC; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 320 gp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer of some kind. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, marred by beers. Her moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Some 7 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Alice never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Impulsive. Bonds: Slave, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Just what you see.