Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He keeps his black hair in a pixie cut. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. Her brown hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Galiena was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (30 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a robe, a symbol of magic around her neck, and a rapier on her belt. With wild white hair. She has violet eyes and a black hat with a green feather.

Personality: She hates gnolls. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Gorga abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. 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. Gorga fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length black hair. 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 overprotective of those who hire her services. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Healer profession.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 40000 cp. Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears bulky red painted plate armor. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

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: Darrow lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 11th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Darrow alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1000 sp. Malachite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and is pretty ugly. She wears her blonde hair down. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: Grai is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Grai was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She struck the Carter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 400 sp.