Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His gray fur is thinning but still full. His ears are large.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 5000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his black robe. His head has been shaved. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Gimble was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has achieved small success as a Detective.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Slave, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, and carries halberds. His hair is red and curly. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Darrak hails from a village terrorized by giants. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp).

Description: 6'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears her black hair down. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: Emmeline hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 100 sp. Iolite (60 gp).

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, marred by teas. His hair is short and red. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his 13th 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Fearful. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a white vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She sports blonde long hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Tagga was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Ranger, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Ranger in service of a powerful lord somewhere. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 6000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (130 gp). Gold cup set with emeralds (12000 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (130 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a golden handlebar mustache and slicked back golden hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Theren alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He tends to his Knight job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Assassin; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Enemies, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man wears a green cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His brown hair is long and unkept. His red eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

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. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Barkeep work with an outfit from a few towns over. Barkeep work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 32000 sp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is dressed in a clean black cloak covering her clean studded leather. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her top black hat.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Zagga enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Gifted from a young age, Zagga studied abroad. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Half-Elven compassion; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.