Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times, and he perpetually has his rapier ready. His tied-back hair is brown. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured, and carries bastard swords. His white hair is lengthy. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'3" and tends to wear a blue poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a locksmith and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 220 pp. Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (30 gp).

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a great chef.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He keeps his long brown fur kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a bit of a macho man and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: He was born in a small forest village. He always admired martial-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Skirt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Server

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.