Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears tattered old clothes. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Aelar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Aelar was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her auburn hair is well kept. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. 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: She desires power and/or immortality; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are blue.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She takes great joy in being the best Farmer in town.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has achieved small success as a Farmer.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft pastel waves gently in the breeze. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Performer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. While she appears to be a normal Human, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Flaws: Shy, Insomniac, Insane, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 gp. White pearl (40 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a violet vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His yellow leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his violet boots flare out at the collars. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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: Wants his loneliness to end; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Family, Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 100 pp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 5'11" and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in a small plains village. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Susannah took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up nunchaku and armor she uses now. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Impulsive, Shy, Addict. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 140 gp. Coral (100 gp). 3 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he has the majority of his body covered in plate. His crest is scarlet and curly. His red eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker black hat.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Ostracized due to the divine powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. 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: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He wears just a black suit. He is portly but not overly obese. His golden hair is long and unkept. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

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. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Baelitae 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. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Onyx (50 gp).