Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head and is in decent physical shape. Her long orange fur is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her yellow eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Cloud was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Dilettante. She has never given up on her poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She wears a brown armored body suit, with a simple tan line shooting up and back down. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has done her best to style her blonde hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. A gifted student she started as a Masseuse, but she got bored and became a Map Maker. She struck the Map Maker job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and she is greedy

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 100 gp. Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed mace, just in case. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She has dyed her greying blonde hair a little too much giving a sharp blonde color. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Bella's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Bella was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tailor for hire.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Conrad wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Adept, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born in the east. He found a children's book about a Human Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Rock crystal (70 gp). Star ruby (1200 gp). Coral (120 gp).

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She wears skinny pants and wears a red and grey robe with the hood down. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the plains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the plains due to the painful memories there. Paela took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up axe and armor she uses now. She was granted druidic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Half-Elf in existence. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Sarah was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Enemies, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken from her home at a very young age. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (60 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light red in addition to tight pants. His blonde hair is singed and shortened. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Gildmak hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Gildmak was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered dancing. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30000 cp.