Description: He is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. He wears a white vest and prefers red and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has a hunchback. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

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. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jak studied abroad. 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 taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away.

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 100 sp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears an entirely brown suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. She carries a battered shield and tarnished morningstar as well. Her golden hair is still thick. Her ears are large.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Humans.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He wears his chestnut hair up. This black eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the west were limited. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a sweet of some kind. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time, marred by sweets. She keeps her auburn hair in a flapper bob. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: This woman loves poetry and to teach people poetry more than just about anything. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Nora was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She has done her best to style her black hair to look like a famous performer. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Murgen alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 cp. Pink pearl (110 gp).