Description: He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has done his best to style his bronze crest to look like a famous performer. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. 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: He was born into a rich family. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He has never given up on his singing dream.

Motivation: Revenge; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Chrysoberyl (110 gp). Chrysoprase (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a simple red robe with brown stripes complete with hood. She has chestnut hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She got into the Junk Dealer business at a young age. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Religious, Job, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 12000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, brown shirt, and white tie. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a very tight haircut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: An older woman who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, she is not a threatening figure. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She is baby faced.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Chenna's homeland. Chenna decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1700 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (6 gp). Black pearl (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She very much looks the part of a Painter. She is an epitome of beauty. With bright white hair. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, In love, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 38000 sp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears many layers of old clothing at all times and is in decent physical shape. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her broad black hat.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature scimitar.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His gray fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His first spouse was a Carpenter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1600 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'7". He is wearing a long, black cloak. His brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. His gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Body Guard. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the north to a Body Guard, Rimmon learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. In his youth he was a Barrister, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Body Guard for hire.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Fearful, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1100 gp). A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp).

Description: This woman is dressed in earthy colors with a green and yellow handkerchief worn on her left side. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is silver and very short. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her first spouse was a Carter, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To be a Carter again; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Family, Job. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Darkwood Shield.