Description: He is in excellent shape and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He wears his golden hair up. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. When Baern reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Religious, Military. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He usually wears his white robe and has his dagger always slung over his shoulder. He carries with him a set of daggers, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. A true patriot, Skak would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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. Skak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Military, Nature, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 160 gp. Smoky quartz (50 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears an entirely yellow suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes and is in decent physical shape. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Flaws: Addict, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 4000 sp. Jasper (30 gp). Black opal (500 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Blue quartz (8 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 custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His fur is cut close to his head. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered giants who tried to eat his hand. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is content; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: Golden pearl (50 gp). Azurite (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears bulky grey painted plate armor. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. 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 does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Assassin but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 130 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is wearing a long, black cloak. Her chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Criella liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

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

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Fearful, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 sp. Rose (70 gp). Alexandrite (1600 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Moss agate (4 gp).

Description: 6'7" and muscular, this northern woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a green coat. She keeps her black crest in a pixie cut. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Dragonborn companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'3". He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Guardian. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: A 3'4" western woman, she sports tan clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Ellywick wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Wizard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... The war was a terrible time for her, and Ellywick does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 east. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 400 gp.