Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is black and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Passionate, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is wearing a long, yellow, dusty cloak. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a Fisher, his father struggled to pay the bills. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Fisher they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Gardener, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She is physically well-built. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Urshar 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 Urshar. Being a Barber kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 gp. Black opal (1400 gp). Bloodstone (20 gp). Rose (20 gp). Red spinel (60 gp). Jacinth (7000 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Smoky quartz (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a black shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She keeps her blue crest in a flapper bob. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Surina alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Azurite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This northern woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her clothes are grease stained in places. With bright chestnut hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Lilli was born the youngest of three triplets. Lilli was born on a far northern island where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Crown-heir. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze and is in decent physical shape. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Seebo enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Seebo grew up listening to his mother's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is greedy

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist, Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Orcs became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Vanchu fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her whip, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She has no hair. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Faral was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: To be a Barrister again.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. His hair is short and auburn. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Nutae embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Nutae was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Bricklayer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 200 gp.