Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his chestnut hair in a pixie cut. His eyes are black and beady.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. After a long history of fighting, Merihim and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 21000 cp. 3 Thunderstones. 6 Acid flasks.

Description: He typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly falchions and hand crossbows. His hair is blonde and curly. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Nazdûg is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 50 pp. Amethyst (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Eye agate (16 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Armorer. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Silvo was born with his father's beautiful face. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Armorer responsibilities is difficult; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Passionate, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and is renowned for her bright brown dresses and hats. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has no hair. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Yvonne was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Map Maker for hire.

Motivation: She wants revenge against drow; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 30000 cp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her hair is brown and very short. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes dire rats are coming to abduct people. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Gynnie was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Disease, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears green painted combat armor at almost all times. Her crest is short and brass. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her feathered green hat.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 30 gp. Coral (160 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'11". She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat, and her gloved hand is found clutching a greatsword. She is bald on top and has large red tufts of hair around her ears. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She disdains her fellow southerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was raised in a mountains tribe. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His blonde hair is thinning but still full. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Godfrey was born on a far northern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Dilettante. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Guardian, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.