Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has no hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. The war was a terrible time for him, and Robert does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his blonde hair down. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Eberdeb is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she prefers to wear blue pants and tee shirts. She has dyed her greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Mumpena was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Mumpena decided she wanted neither the life of her father nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sardonyx (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Tourmaline (130 gp).

Description: An older man who wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available he will default to his lance, he is not a threatening figure. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His skin is flawless and his violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears professional attire. She wears a broad hat to cover her moderate length white crest. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Pogranix lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Pogranix was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Shepherd. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Body Guard they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Shepherd, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 12000 sp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He keeps his long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his white eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, she wears a green vest and prefers brown and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has moderate length white hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Apothecary born in the past three hundred years. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Rieta hails from a village terrorized by orcs. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Apothecary work with an outfit from a few towns over. Apothecary work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She became a Apothecary soon after.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 700 gp. Silver pearl (160 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 5'5" and muscular, this southern woman is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her long silver hair reaches down to her waist. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a Dilettante, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Standing 5'5", this man very much looks the part of a Seamstress. He has no hair. His eyes are blue and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing singing.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Seamstress arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He struck the Seamstress job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 sp. Rhodochrosite (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.