Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his blonde hair up. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 900 gp. Silver pearl (140 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has styled his copper crest well, parting it to the right. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Barkeep arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40000 cp. Moonstone (30 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Malachite (14 gp).

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her mace with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She carries with her a set of maces on her belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. She has shaved her head bald. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has two modes she varies between. On the job she is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job she is a party animal. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Laborer arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. 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. Joan fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: 4'11" and muscular, this northern woman wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her lance with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is cut close to her head. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: This woman loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Varis and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a brown coat, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'1" when asserting herself. She keeps her lavender fur in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines yellow.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 3000 sp. Black pearl (1000 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was taken from his home at a very young age. After a long history of fighting, Gerald and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears bulky pastel painted plate armor. Her fur is orange and curly. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Shifting grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Shifting alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His bronze crest is thinning but still full. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Architect. 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: Heskan lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: He's in love; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Architect

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Rose (30 gp).