Description: He is lean but muscular and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His chestnut hair is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Tabaxi, and stands approximately 6'4". She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and her gloved hand is found clutching a club. Her black fur is knotted and matted. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is greedy

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 120 pp.

Description: She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her black crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 200 gp. Chalcedony (20 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp).

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his bastard sword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries with him a set of bastard swords on his belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His first spouse was a Mason, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Arannis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Family, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 700 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. Her tied-back hair is golden. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. 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. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature dagger.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 70 gp. Iolite (60 gp).