Description: She is a husky woman, who prefers to wear flannel. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Baz hails from a village terrorized by giants. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. 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: A deep hatred of giants.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears just a blue suit and is in decent physical shape. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. 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 was born on a small isolated farm. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With red face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. His long silver hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. In his 20th 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. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Addict, Fearful, Insane. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her grey robe. She has no hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is a very philanthropic person; she spends her free time working at various soup kitchens. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: She wears a fancy yellow dress. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. She also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and to reunite with her absent father

Flaws: Addict, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He carries with him a set of swords on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He wears his brown hair down. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Reirak was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 90 gp. Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a black tunic with green highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears her green crest up. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Engraver hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Armorer they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Engraver, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end her boredom

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: In love, Poor, Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 800 sp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Painter. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He has achieved small success as a Painter.

Motivation: To be a Guard again.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 260 gp.