Description: He wears just a white suit, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'7" when asserting himself. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Prâk alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is dark but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His silver hair is smooth and relatively long. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has achieved small success as a Mortician.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 100 pp. Canary diamond (7000 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Violet garnet (1300 gp).

Description: This man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He keeps his white hair in a flapper bob. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. 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. Nelkin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 4000 gp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (20 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). Solid gold idol (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp).

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her blonde hair in a flapper bob. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Sculptor. He has wavy red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 14. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Gifted, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 500 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Golden pearl (140 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Beiro was born the youngest of three triplets. A freak accident while working with his Weaver mother left him crippled. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and a deep hatred of illithids

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She has a missing right leg. She wears just a black suit. Her scarlet crest is singed and shortened. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born in the north. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Server

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp).

Description: 4'4" and muscular, this northern man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman stands a little under 2'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her hair is long and auburn with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small white clips. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.