Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His eyes are black.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. After coming to the age of reason, Merihim took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. 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: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 pp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (130 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a yellow coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He wears his blonde hair down. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Flaws: Shy, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a white shirt with thin green vertical stripes and tan pants. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

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

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She always admired druidic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Unemployed.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Unemployed responsibilities is difficult; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears tattered old clothes. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. A true patriot, Uraim would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Uraim hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. Uraim 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Military, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 sp. Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a greataxe on her belt. She sports silver long hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a Detective, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Joan 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 a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a green coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He keeps his brass crest in a pixie cut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. 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, Norkruuth is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Norkruuth was born with his father's beautiful face. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, 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 has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears suspenders and yellow workpants. His shirt is violet, and he wears a heavy yellow leather apron most of the time. His hair is auburn and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. Theriatis is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Theriatis lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Theriatis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. 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: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.