Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is physically well-built. His red hair is long and unkept. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Barkeep

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

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has no hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born into a rich family. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. 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 money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'9" when asserting himself. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his feathered brown hat.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gerard grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature halberd.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker, Justice. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 2000 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 17. 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 refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to unite with his brother

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 3000 gp. Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1100 gp). Azurite (12 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Moss agate (12 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears baggy white pantaloons and a pastel scarf. Her auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 20000 sp. Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length brown hair. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. When Orla reached her early adolescence her Gnome father 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 became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Military. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. He has done his best to style his silver crest to look like a famous performer. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Mugrunden was born on a far western forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Laborer. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Gifted, Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 1000 gp. Citrine (30 gp). Coral (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Alexandrite (600 gp). Rose (30 gp). Coral (80 gp). Obsidian (10 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.