Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He sports a flattop crest cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (120 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (700 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty violet coat over it. Her chestnut hair is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 sp. A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp).

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a pastel costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her fur is white and very short. Her copper eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Tree was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gifted student she started as a Shepherd, but she got bored and became a Scribe. She became a Scribe soon after.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tan shirt with thin violet vertical stripes and green pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Birel wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'10". She wears a brown shirt, with a green mid length skirt with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and her gloved hand is found clutching a nunchaku. She has styled her silver hair well, parting it to the right. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anbera fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To be a Fisher again.

Ideals: Pacifist, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 600 sp. White pearl (130 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has dyed her greying red crest a little too much giving a sharp red color. This red eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Kava hails from a village terrorized by giants. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting giants, the young Kava began to lead the lost caravan. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle, and carries shortspears. He keeps his long gray fur kept up in a rat tail. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Flame fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (150 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (150 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.