Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His white crest is still thick. His skin is flawless and his gold eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He got into the Bowyer business at a young age. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He's also a talented Courier, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Jasper (70 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Average lock. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has moderate length dark red hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way north. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to unite with her sister

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Burto hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'6" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His hair is auburn and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. A true patriot, Tarak would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is content

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Architect

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her sword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a skull on it. She has slicked back red hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Healer’s kit.