Description: This malnourished man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has wavy dark red hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Tethren was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 gp. Obsidian (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His hair is black and curly. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. Thorin liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. Her white crest is matted, messy, and big. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Antrara was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Cleric, 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 Cleric in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 900 pp. Pink diamond (5000 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Obsidian (7 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak and is in decent physical shape. He wears a colorful flower in his yellow fur. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greataxe.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 7000 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Emerald (1200 gp). Pink pearl (40 gp). Malachite (16 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (1200 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'7" and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 60. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Flaws: Insane, Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 11000 cp. 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 blue crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a dagger scrunchie. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Born to a Navigator, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shedinn grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Shedinn. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Shedinn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on her right hand. Her green crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a cross scrunchie. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 50000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a husky woman, who typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor. Her gold crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. A true patriot, Arava would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Poor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His black eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Apothecary business.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Opinionated, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 90 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (90 gp).