Description: This western man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His clothes are grease stained in places. His crest is cut close to his head. He has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His first spouse was a Scribe, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1100 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (600 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (110 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a red wide-brimmed hat and red clothes. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. 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 has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Rich purple corundum (700 gp).

Description: He is wearing a long, tan cloak, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 5'3" when asserting himself. His small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Cory was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. 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: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Insane, Emotional. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: A 6'8" southern woman, she is wearing a tight green one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her crest is cut close to her head. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she desires power and/or immortality

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist, Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She has dyed her greying red fur a little too much giving a sharp red color. She is baby faced.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Right-Handed never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, In love, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 60 pp. Jeweled anklet (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (2000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries with him a set of crossbows on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Mortician born in the past three hundred years. A true patriot, Wymar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in the north to a Mortician, Wymar learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Knight they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Mortician, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 60 pp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Ovina is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Ovina was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 300 gp. Black pearl (300 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Rhodochrosite (16 gp). 1 Silk rope.

Description: She dresses like a well dressed Sailor does. She carries a battered flail and tarnished greataxe as well. She has done her best to style her brass crest to look like a famous performer. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Sailor born in the past three hundred years. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 900 sp.