Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Nelkin was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. Amethyst (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (10 gp). Red spinel (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she dresses well, wearing black shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has a very tight haircut. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of drow may trigger it at times.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ovak studied abroad. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Gifted, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 5'4" and wears tattered old clothes. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her white hair is cut short. Her ears are large.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 14th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. 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: To end her boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Mundane. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Black pearl (500 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His brass crest is braided into rings. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Donaar will drive conversation. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Crown-heir. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert, Professionalism. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing a tight yellow one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. This green eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Energy wise she seems alert and responsive.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: To be a Sailor again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: She wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and grey pants, and carries tridents. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This hazel eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She's in love; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 600 gp. Black pearl (700 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). 1 Magnifying glass. 1 Spyglass. 1 Healer’s kit. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy black stubble. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has a hunchback. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Keyleth was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Disciplined, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Deep green spinel (160 gp). Rhodochrosite (6 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.