Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His golden hair is still thick. 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 is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 sp. Brown-green garnet (160 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are gray and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born in the north. She found a children's book about a Elf Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (130 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. This gray eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Shamil liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 8000 sp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small brown clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. He has blue eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Born in the east to a Guard, Cory learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 pp.