Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a simple white robe with red stripes complete with hood. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Cook hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Curran was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 3000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her flail with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She is bald on top and has large brown tufts of hair around her ears. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She has a good heart but also a terrible temper. She will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Born in the south her family was never financially stable. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Galiena grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Galiena. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. He prefers to wear violet pants and tee shirts. He has a hunchback. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is scarred and worn.

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 invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Sailor they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Apothecary, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her gold crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has gleaming, smiling gold eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Pogranix lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Detective they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Navigator, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His green crest is still thick. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. His parents enrolled him in a Adept school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He was granted arcane powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 3000 gp. Emerald (1100 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rose (30 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Sard (30 gp). Amethyst (140 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is renowned for his bright brown suits and hats, and he perpetually has his shield ready. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Balimaar liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and expand his business

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Nature, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1400 gp. Moss agate (15 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: Standing 6'3", this woman tends to wear a large black jacket. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is a Mason first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. A true patriot, Lerissa would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Mason arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. When Lerissa reached her early adolescence her Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she would like to get married and retire

Bonds: Job, Military, Rich, In love, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 260 gp.