Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His brown hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. After coming to the age of reason, Melech took it upon himself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 900 gp.

Description: 5'0" and muscular, this eastern man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His silver hair is long and unkept. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Valafar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull green iron scale mail. He has a very tight haircut. His ears are large.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with his old comrades. He has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Red garnet (120 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Bloodstone (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp).

Description: She prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 4'7" when asserting herself. She wears a feathered hat to cover her moderate length blue hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Gifted from a young age, Kali studied abroad. At a young age her mother died while driving off some illithids. Her father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in shortbow use. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kali fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His silver crest has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes are likewise gold.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nykkan studied abroad. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Nykkan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Server

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 100 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (500 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Halflings. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. A friendly and beautiful Halfling, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Born in the east to a Stylist, Fulbar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Orc companion (his 'brother'). He tends to his Stylist job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and balancing his hectic life and new stylist responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is a great chef.

History: Myria was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Barbarian, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Barbarian in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Myria and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Black opal (1500 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her white hair is braided into rings. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac, Cynical, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Humans. Her skin is dark but she possesses many violet ritualistic tattoos. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 90 pp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Chrysoberyl (60 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp).