Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and violet handkerchief worn on his right side. He has moderate length black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Bullseye lantern. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools. 1 Good lock.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her brown hair is well kept. She wears large thick round spectacles.

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. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Seamstress but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Persistence, Pacifist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 260 pp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a black tunic with yellow highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around her shoes. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length red crest. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with painting. She constantly tries to fill her life with painting. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her 18th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Blendaeth alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Apothecary responsibilities is difficult; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 700 gp. Onyx (40 gp). Azurite (15 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Moonstone (40 gp). Amber (150 gp). White opal (700 gp). Fire opal (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She carries with her a set of lances, each one with a emerald on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Military. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'2" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She's also a talented Detective, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a fancy blue suit. His golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. 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: The child of a Fortune-teller, who enjoyed hunting, Zaffrab was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He tends to his Barkeep job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson blue hat.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Through the years after Senteq was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Senteq's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 2000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears dark leathers with embroidery. She has black hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is an amazing painter.

History: Ilanis was born with her father's beautiful face. After coming to the age of reason, Ilanis took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

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; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 40 pp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He prefers to wear white clothing when he does not wear armor. He has dyed his greying auburn hair a little too much giving a sharp auburn color. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. 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 to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He worked as a nervous Shepherd and found it very stressful. He tends to his Shepherd job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1800 gp.