Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born to a Marshal, his father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 210 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears an entirely black suit with blue socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 19. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. Sora enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Sora was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Ranger, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Ranger in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 380 gp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She likes to wear red tank tops with violet skirt. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her ears are large.

Personality: Thea hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her music career. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born at the edge of vast desert. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Artistic, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: He stands about 6'1" and wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He has brown hair. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Norûk was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He has shaved his head bald. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He wears dull grey sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed greatsword, just in case. He has a hunchback. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Gardain will drive conversation. 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, Gardain is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She is typically in her Merchant uniform. She wears her red hair up. Her black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her childhood dream was to be a Unemployed, but she was a colossal failure. She's also a talented Unemployed, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Carnelian (30 gp).