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 prefers to wear flannel. Her dark red hair has been sun bleached extensively. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

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. Because her father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the south, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her mother from journeying south to reunite her family. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 1400 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He has a hunchback. He has wavy red hair. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: 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: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His black hair is cut short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Gifted from a young age, Delebean studied abroad. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mason work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mason work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and balancing his hectic life and new mason responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1600 sp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his monstrous two handed axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His hair is blonde and curly. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He married young, but lost his spouse to brigands. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by brigands. Frederick was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the brigands.

Motivation: Revenge; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist, Opinionated. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Barkeep

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

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This western man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His fierce blue eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way south. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His black hair and beard is wavy and long. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

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 has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Gifted from a young age, Roland studied abroad. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Standing 6'2", this man wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His brass crest is singed and shortened. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when he was still a young child. The dire rats captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She keeps her red hair in a flapper bob. Her amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

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 Emen was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Emen's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Sporting a silver mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady blue eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nella studied abroad. Her parents enrolled her in a Ranger school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Secretive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp.