Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'11" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Anselm isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Elven unity. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he tends to wear a green poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. A true patriot, Qemuel would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Poor, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Prosperine is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Prosperine lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the north, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the north for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Prosperine fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 6'5", this man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is cut close to his head. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Gûndza grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 140 pp. Banded agate (15 gp).

Description: This northern woman wears a red collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a grey scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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 always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born to a Mason, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with her Mason mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her black hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a brown costume with the symbols of death on her torso. Her auburn hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the south to a Jeweler, Ida learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Has a crush, Job, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 2900 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (7000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'2". He is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. In his 20th 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 recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to be a barrister again

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 180 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His auburn hair is cut short. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Cook. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Quarion was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He tends to his Cook job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Job, Military. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 240 gp. 1 Bullseye lantern.