Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his auburn hair in a flapper bob. This brown eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 4000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1900 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1400 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. He has no hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Rich purple corundum (700 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 4'0" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 320 pp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 5'4", this man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His black hair is long and unkept. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born into a rich family. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 23000 cp.

Description: His right side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. He wears his brown hair down. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears bulky blue painted plate armor. She has wavy brown hair. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Family, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Orcs. His skin is dark but he possesses many brown ritualistic tattoos. He has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his brown robe. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 1700 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Sard (30 gp). Amber (50 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: She is a mite stocky and is well dressed, constantly wearing a white suit, green shirt, and tan tie. She sports auburn long hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Kansif is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. When Kansif reached her early adolescence her Half-Orc father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and doesn't want to be a bookbinder and was forced into it by her family

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 4'9". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and his gloved hand is found clutching a bow. He wears his golden hair up in a very large beehive style do. His blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 800 gp.