Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his painting with anyone who is interested.

History: Patrick lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: She is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Her tongue was cut out and she uses sign language. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She got into the Doctor business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Doctor. She bought a bow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military, Job, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: She wears suspenders and blue workpants. Her shirt is yellow, and she wears a heavy blue leather apron most of the time. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Bethrynna was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He has amber eyes and a black hat with a blue feather.

Personality: He is a Brewer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Brewer. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her tied-back hair is blonde. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Sailor. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Thiala lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered music. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and is pretty ugly. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Drifting was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Servant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 500 gp. Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Rock crystal (40 gp). Malachite (7 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. Her auburn hair is matted, messy, and big. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 20 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Zircon (30 gp). Coral (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.