Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his brown hair up. His black eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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 was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has no hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are silver.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her parents were killed by illithids in a raid when she was still a young child. The illithids captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Religious, Rich, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. A true patriot, Spear would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. After a long history of fighting, Spear and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She carries with her a set of greataxes on her belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Her scarlet crest is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tatyan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Hematite (11 gp).

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. She wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a warhammer on her belt. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gleaming, smiling violet eyes.

Personality: Fallthra is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 50 gp.