Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Tarak was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). 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: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries with her a set of swords, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Keyleth will drive conversation. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 400 pp. Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). White pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears yellow leather gloves, a yellow jacket, and tight pants. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Vicky embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. After a long history of fighting, Vicky and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears bulky tan painted plate armor. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Quillathe hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 2200 sp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Thunderstones. 4 Smokesticks.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he prefers to wear tan clothing when he does not wear armor. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Fivin will drive conversation. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Born in the south to a Jeweler, Fivin learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Jeweler and found it very stressful. He has worked as a Jeweler like his father before him.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Human artifacts is his passion; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: She wears a grey vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her grey boots flare out at the collars. Her head has been shaved. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hadwisa will drive conversation. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Hadwisa 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 dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 cp. Red garnet (130 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears baggy blue pantaloons and a yellow scarf. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Theren was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 4000 sp.