Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a black shirt with thin white vertical stripes and grey pants. She has styled her auburn hair well, parting it to the right. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 5'10" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears long strands of opal and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He keeps his brown hair in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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 keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Pink pearl (120 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Howard alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 360 gp. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'8" and wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

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 kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Carrie grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sai.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (300 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a blue deerstalker hat and blue clothes. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes orcs are coming to abduct people. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is content

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a tan vest and prefers white and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has shaved her head bald. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears a tan shirt, with a white mid length shorts with white tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His ears are large.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He got into the Jeweler business at a young age. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has achieved small success as a Jeweler.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep green spinel (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: 6'5" and muscular, this southern woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family, Nature. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. He has green eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. 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 he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: Just what you see.