Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses like a well dressed Shoemaker does. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Shoemaker for hire.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1200 gp. Alexandrite (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His blonde hair is lengthy. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 8000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he usually wears his green robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes are amber.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Some 3 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Fivin never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Elven people; and he is content

Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Racist. Bonds: In love, Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Star ruby (400 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is wearing a long, white cloak. He keeps his long black hair kept up in a rat tail. His hazel eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; 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: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2500 gp.

Description: He stands about 4'11" and wears tattered old clothes. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He wears his blonde hair up. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Old masterpiece painting (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.