Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 6'0" when asserting himself. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Patrick grew up listening to his father's many stories. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Star rose quartz (80 gp). Peridot (80 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Sard (80 gp).

Description: She wears baggy black pantaloons and a green scarf. She is portly but not overly obese. Her dark red hair is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Marshal responsibilities is difficult; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 10000 cp. Banded agate (5 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Blue sapphire (1200 gp). Golden pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His red hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Gardener who has hired him part-time. The war was a terrible time for him, and Stannor does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His blonde hair is greasy and uncared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1700 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'1" when asserting herself. With wild auburn hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She found a children's book about a Gnome Barbarian who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 46000 sp. Amber (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears professional attire. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. Ar-Baruk is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.