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 bronze crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. 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 father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 12000 sp. Moonstone (70 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Black opal (1500 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Lapis lazuli (16 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has styled her scarlet crest well, parting it to the left. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Gesrethe was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Gesrethe decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. After a long history of fighting, Gesrethe and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 40 pp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Coral (110 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is wearing a tight tan one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. He has a hunchback. He sports a long red beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. The war was a terrible time for him, and Wrenn does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a fancy tan suit. His white hair is braided into rings. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Shoemaker but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He took after his father in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his father taught him to defend himself. When his father died while fighting illithids, the young Carrie began to lead the lost caravan. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: He wears an entirely black suit with brown socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and he perpetually has his mace ready. His purple hair is heavily combed to the left. His black eyes peer out from beneath his small black hat.

Personality: He hates brigands. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Amnon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of brigands.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Rich. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Banded mail.