Description: This malnourished man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His red unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Nicor is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Nicor has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nicor fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses like a well dressed Sellsword does. He wears his scarlet crest down. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 7000 gp. Malachite (4 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Everard will drive conversation. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Everard was born on a far southern forest where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Brewer. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert, Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 20 pp. Onyx (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he very much looks the part of a Gardener. His head has been shaved. He is baby faced.

Personality: Einkil speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Dilettante profession.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. 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. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Gardener for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 15000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears suspenders and brown workpants. Her shirt is red, and she wears a heavy brown leather apron most of the time, and carries hand crossbows. Her brown fur is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Drifting was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Drifting was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 pp.

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a shortspear on her belt. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is a great chef.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. In her 15th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Naivara alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 pp. Moonstone (30 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Coral (110 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Coral (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This eastern woman wears professional attire. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her red hair is cut short. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Lorilla fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 400 gp.