Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he is dressed in a clean blue cloak covering his clean studded leather. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Berrian was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (30 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (50 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a brown vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her gray fur is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Being born in the south, 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 south 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 west. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears dull violet sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed axe, just in case. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: Azaki was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Azaki was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Azaki decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1100 gp. Black pearl (900 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Malachite (13 gp). Banded agate (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'9". He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bastard sword. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 2000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). White opal (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (100 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). White opal (400 gp). Red garnet (100 gp).

Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His long red hair reaches down to his waist. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Altho was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 west. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter.

Ideals: Optimist, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He usually wears his violet robe and has his sword always slung over his shoulder. His auburn hair is long and unkept. His hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. 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: Fivin hails from a village terrorized by illithids. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 900 gp. White opal (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears blue robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a scythe, but if one is not available he will default to his bastard sword. He has moderate length red hair. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. In his 17th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Fearful. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 2000 gp. Peridot (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Pink diamond (6000 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). White opal (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Merchant. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Akmen 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. His first spouse was a Sellsword, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Merchant for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a brown top hat and brown clothes. Her auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a old dungeon. She would wander through that old dungeon and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Agatha took refuge in the old dungeon and found the beat up shield and armor she uses now. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Nature, Family. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 6 Acid flasks.