Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is renowned for his bright pastel suits and hats. He has orange fur. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his copper eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Cask 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 ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Courier for the past few years.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she prefers to wear black clothing when she does not wear armor. Her auburn hair is still thick. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father 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. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Grai was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Fearful, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Her left side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She has no hair. She has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: The child of a Interpreter, who enjoyed hunting, Urshar was taken on many hunting expeditions. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and has the majority of his body covered in plate. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 380 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His chestnut hair is cut short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is someone who is used to having a large amount of sex appeal. He also lacks a concept of privacy and shares just about everything. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Thradal was born with his father's beautiful face. 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 brigands, the young Thradal began to lead the lost caravan. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and doesn't want to be a hunter and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively, and she perpetually has her warhammer ready. Her silver hair is smooth and relatively long. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. A true patriot, Ea would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Ea was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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. Ea fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Revenge; and many illithids want her driven away

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1400 sp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His orange fur is greasy and uncared for. His copper eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Priest they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Weaver, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Weaver and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 19000 cp.