Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears tan trousers with pastel and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and likes to wear blue tank tops with brown pants. His hair is cut close to his head. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Seebo was born on a far northern desert where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Priest. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Passionate, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 2700 sp. Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Deep green spinel (50 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with small hat. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Shamil lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Job, Rich. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears dull red sweaters, loose yellow pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed rapier, just in case. He has moderate length white hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. She has a hunchback. Her black hair is singed and shortened. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Meriele was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'4" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He is baby faced.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Knight but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. When Barakas reached his early adolescence his Tiefling mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Military. Occupation: Knight

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

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly glaives and swords. He has a long chestnut beard with little hanging trinkets. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Roofer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Gerald 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 Gerald. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to open a new tavern

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Amethyst (110 gp). 4 Antitoxin.