Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (30 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (30 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears baggy pastel pantaloons and a white scarf. His fur is black and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born in a small forest village. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 5000 sp. An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (60 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, black cloak. He wears his brown hair down. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Hoshû took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Amber (130 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He sports a flattop hair cut. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Bundrigo was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Flaws: Terse, Impulsive, Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 2000 sp. Amber (150 gp). Black pearl (400 gp). Jade (150 gp). Deep green spinel (150 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Orthog speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. Orthog is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: A powerful brothel owner made him what he is. 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. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 200 gp. Alexandrite (800 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his red hair up. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Paelias lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3100 sp.

Description: This petite short woman is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull violet iron scale mail, marred by teas. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jasmine embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 300 pp. Moonstone (30 gp). Fire opal (800 gp). Blue star sapphire (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.