Description: A 4'1" northern man, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Gardain was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Expand his business; and a deep hatred of brigands

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 6000 sp. Citrine (70 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with green lining and desert motifs. Her hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes are red and she is always smoking a pipe.

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 is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Semyaza grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

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

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears grey trousers with yellow and tan striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her eyes are blue and beady.

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 lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 west. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Carter they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Shepherd, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a shepherd and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 10 pp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 5'9" southern man, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His blonde hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: The child of a Mason, who enjoyed hunting, Raymond was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Raymond alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Professionalism, Optimist. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 400 pp. Fire opal (1300 gp). Chalcedony (20 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Moss agate (7 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light grey in addition to tight pants. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Impulsive. Bonds: Military, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 350 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her head has been shaved. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Puyet has worked very hard to control her curse. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her top hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags.

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. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1700 gp. Amethyst (60 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). Tourmaline (60 gp). Moonstone (30 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied southern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. Her lavender fur is long and unkept. Her eyes are likewise yellow. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Bricklayer but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 4000 cp. Peridot (70 gp). 1 Superior lock.