Description: This western man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His clothes are grease stained in places. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are white.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Nirgel was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Nirgel was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in a clean white cloak covering her clean studded leather and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ootah will drive conversation. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Ootah was born with her father's beautiful face. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Dilettante. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and balancing her hectic life and new dilettante responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: Jet (40 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Baelitae was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (9 gp). 4 Smokesticks.

Description: He wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'0" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair is heavily combed to the right. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was granted psionic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: He wears an entirely green suit with pastel socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has wavy black crest. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He's also a talented Farmer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears dull white sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed halberd, just in case. She has wavy white hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Pearl was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Baker for the past few years.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Guardian. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a brown coat over a blue low-cut shirt, and a top hat upon his head. His brown fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Right-Handed lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Cook for the past few years.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is cut close to his head. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Crown-heir arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'9" when asserting himself. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Fisher born in the past three hundred years. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 40 gp.