Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears long strands of jet and short white dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has a hunchback. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Hupe is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. Moss agate (6 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Black opal (800 gp).

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. This amber eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Cartwright for the past few years.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Azurite (14 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp). White pearl (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). 1 Climber’s kit. 1 Backpack. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her long brown hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She is a Lamia in disguise. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has dedicated herself to building a better village for her children.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Lapis lazuli (15 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Jasper (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with green slacks. He has done his best to style his red hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Borgu will drive conversation. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born in the north. Borgu was born on a far northern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Slave Trader. He has achieved small success as a Slave Trader.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to be a barkeep again

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has styled his blonde hair well, parting it to the right. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. After coming to the age of reason, Brottor took it upon himself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 900 gp. Star rose quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears dark leathers with embroidery. His hair is short and chestnut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 50 gp. Moss agate (4 gp). Chrysoprase (30 gp).

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: She was born into a rich family. 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 has money and likes to spend it; and she wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Bonds: Enemies, Military, Rich. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 500 gp.

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 dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her red hair is lengthy. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. 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: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Matilda was born on a far western desert where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Fisher. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he prefers to wear flannel. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. Through the years after Thradal was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Thradal's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 260 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Brown-green garnet (50 gp). Chrysoberyl (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.