Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears tattered old clothes. His silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Alexandre speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Alexandre hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Alexandre 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 he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: An older woman who wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a scimitar on her belt, she is not a threatening figure. Her brass crest is greasy and uncared for. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 90 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she is typically in her Soapmaker uniform. Her hair is brown and very short. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She struck the Soapmaker job and began her own company from there.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tattered old clothes. His hair is short and silver. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He got into the Assassin business at a young age. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with white slacks. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. 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: Hatae hails from a village terrorized by illithids. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Being a Dyer kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 1200 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. His black eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and is pretty ugly. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 17000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a green cloak and cross-gartered violet stockings. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her father. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp.