Description: This late middle aged woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. Her blue crest is matted, messy, and big. Her eyes are red and beady.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Pogranix was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: Standing 4'9", this woman wears silk and lounges about seductively. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Performer. She's also a talented Brewer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Red spinel (80 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His hair is always cut to a buzz. He has brown eyes and a white hat with a tan feather.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Joser was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Shoemaker. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 3000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her hair is short and silver. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Oriel isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Oriel has worked very hard to control her curse. She has worked as a Priest like her mother before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: When he was but 6 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears professional attire. She wears her bronze crest up. Her red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a halberd and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 130 gp. Eye agate (12 gp).

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep pastel leather and dull black iron scale mail. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly ceremonial daggers and shields. He wears his cinnamon fur down. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. River grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did River. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and 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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 400 gp. 4 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. Her hair is silver and curly. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Nurkara was raised in a hard working conservative environment. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Dyer for hire.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Lazy. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Sard (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.