Description: This man tends to wear a large black jacket. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on his right hand. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His ears are large.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Gorfel was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Gorfel was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing white cape and mantle trimmed with soft yellow waves gently in the breeze. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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. With bright red hair. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born to a Architect, her father struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Tiaathque fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 4'7" and muscular, this northern woman wears a violet tunic with grey highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She has wavy white hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Rosalind was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jeweled electrum ring (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1100 gp). Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a yellow tunic with tan highlights, and long yellow pants that bunch up around her shoes. Sporting a blonde mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Mason for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Disease, Racist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 41000 sp. 2 Antitoxin. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a tan vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his tan boots flare out at the collars. His hair is black and very short. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spice Merchant arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 110 gp. Jet (80 gp). 3 Smokesticks.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her sword with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her gray fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shivering grew up listening to her mother's many stories. Shivering abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 170 pp. Violet garnet (900 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Blue star sapphire (1600 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Jet (160 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1600 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: Standing 4'3", this man dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is long and unkept. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Tordek lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (400 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a monstrous two handed axe, but if one is not available she will default to her morningstar. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. 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 was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. A freak accident while working with her Mason father left her crippled. 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 is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: Just what you see.