Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts, and is pretty ugly. His crest is cut close to his head. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Antagonistic, Mundane. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 10000 cp. Eye agate (10 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. This gray eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 33000 sp. Jasper (60 gp). Jade (130 gp). Coral (130 gp). 1 Half-Plate. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He stands about 6'3" and has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His purple hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates gnolls. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Chem grew up listening to his mother's many stories. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 2600 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. Her black hair is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a green shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her scarlet crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. Her gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Addict. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his auburn hair down. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Cagak was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Cagak abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 4000 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (3000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (800 gp).

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. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Hobart is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.