Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ralf isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Human unity. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Bertram was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Bertram decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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 is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 800 gp. Star ruby (1500 gp). Blue quartz (10 gp). Jade (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. Her black hair is heavily combed to the right. Her blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dwarven companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 sp. Lapis lazuli (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat southern man has a bulbous nose and wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are likewise hazel. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: Theren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ruler

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

Possessions: A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her morningstar. Sporting a golden mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 80 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She wears her auburn hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: An older man who wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available he will default to his quarterstaff, he is not a threatening figure. He keeps his brown hair in a flapper bob. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Banker and was forced into it by his family; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 20000 cp. Citrine (40 gp). Smoky quartz (40 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).