Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His blonde hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Born to a Guard, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered south to less war torn lands. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. The war was a terrible time for him, and Alex does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Through the years after Alex was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Alex's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4 Antitoxin.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears dull black sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed warhammer, just in case. His chestnut hair is thinning but still full. His skin is flawless and his black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man wears professional attire and is in decent physical shape. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Merchant. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Ur-Lasu was born with his father's beautiful face. A freak accident while working with his Scribe father left him crippled. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His copper crest is still thick. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. 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. Pandjed fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She dresses in grey turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks. Her auburn hair is thinning but still full. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She was granted divine powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Banker

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

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He is typically in his Fisher uniform. He carries a battered kukri and tarnished ceremonial dagger as well. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 60. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He got into the Fisher business at a young age. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Amber (60 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.