Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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 west. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'10" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears baggy brown pantaloons and a tan scarf. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Adelard was born with his father's beautiful face. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Human companion (his 'brother'). He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 700 gp. Amethyst (110 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt and is in decent physical shape. His golden hair is long and unkept. He has brown eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 16000 cp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. He dresses in tan turtlenecks beneath a violet coat with yellow slacks. He has a hunchback. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Theodoric was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.