Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'4" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes are likewise gray.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. 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 in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Fonkin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Fonkin was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 500 gp. Citrine (80 gp). Amber (120 gp). Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He is wearing a long, blue cloak. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

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. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. He would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Fonkin took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up hand crossbow and armor he uses now. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Meena does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Blue quartz (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears green 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 bow, he is not a threatening figure. His bronze crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has red eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Dazzazn's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 5'3" northern woman, she is typically in her Detective uniform. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Halfling culture. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: The child of a Marshal, who enjoyed hunting, Shava was taken on many hunting expeditions. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Halfling activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Halfling doctor. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Insane, Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His brown hair is lengthy. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he has a crush on the local adventurer

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (9 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: He is a husky man, who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Carpenter. 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 grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Carpenter. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Carpenter for hire.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (600 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).