Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a yellow coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon his head. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

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. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Rolf is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a violet shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and grey pants, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her blonde hair up. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered violet hat.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born in the east. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: In love, Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

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 is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Farmer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Selfish, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 8000 cp. Citrine (20 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with tan colored cloaks and clothing. His chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Human culture. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He struck the Shoemaker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Jade (60 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a simple grey robe with brown stripes complete with hood. Her red hair is singed and shortened. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Werydd and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and revenge

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length golden hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Beiro was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Layabout. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Beiro was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Disease, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2100 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy blue hair. He is baby faced.

Personality: He hates Tieflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Forcas grew up listening to his father's many stories. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull tan iron scale mail. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is still thick. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Carter. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Moonstone (60 gp).