Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Tordek was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Tordek's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Tordek and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 6000 sp. White opal (1500 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Blue sapphire (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She wears a colorful flower in her white crest. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

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 lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Guard.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and to be a carpenter again

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Standing 3'0", this man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His auburn hair is still thick. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Armorer. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He struck the Armorer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions.

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Job, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He prefers to wear flannel. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in the south to a Unemployed, Varis learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He worked as a nervous Unemployed and found it very stressful. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Varis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: Alexandrite (700 gp). Jade (130 gp).

Description: He wears bulky white painted plate armor. His moppish blonde hair is in a traditional bowl cut. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Gormogord was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Stylist. He has achieved small success as a Stylist.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 8000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 5'0" and wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. He keeps his long brown fur kept up in a rat tail. His amber eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His first spouse was a Cartwright, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, violet cloak, and he perpetually has his glaive ready. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Ernest was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Adept, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Adept in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Junk Dealer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 300 pp. Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1400 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she dresses well, wearing yellow shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She keeps her long black hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. Her black hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are blue and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Pacifist. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).