Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His white hair is thinning but still full. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his broad yellow hat.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Suhnae will drive conversation. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Suhnae was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Suhnae 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 dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Extrovert, Optimist. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 15000 sp.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has done her best to style her auburn hair to look like a famous performer. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

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. Through the years after Paela was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Paela's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

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

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. She has wavy chestnut hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and doesn't want to be a blacksmith and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1 Breastplate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears professional attire. He sports a flattop fur cut. He has a dull look in his yellow eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. He is an epitome of beauty. His auburn hair is knotted and matted. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Patrick grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He found a children's book about a Human Expert 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'0". She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest, and her gloved hand is found clutching a club. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Ilanis lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Debt, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a greataxe on her belt. She wears her brown hair down. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Hrathy embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. After a long history of fighting, Hrathy and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 800 gp. Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Red garnet (100 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Iolite (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He is physically well-built. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the right. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. Caeldrim was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Caeldrim decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1800 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (800 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.