Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. His rusty crest, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She has shaved her head bald. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His parents enrolled him in a Paladin school at a young age so that he could practice his druidic talents. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his red robe. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Performer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Fletcher, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 160 gp. Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a beer 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 beers. Her brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has green eyes and a yellow hat with a brown feather.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She tends to her Marshal job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 500 sp.