Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a brown vest and prefers white and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Nalral hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

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 likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. Her hair is short and golden. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the south. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a warhammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears suspenders and red workpants. Her shirt is green, and she wears a heavy red leather apron most of the time. Her silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in the north. Her druidic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a violet vest and prefers white and brown shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Lazy. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 30000 cp. White pearl (160 gp). Azurite (11 gp). Coral (160 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Oren isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Oren was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His yellow fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 40000 cp. Moss agate (10 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His hair is chestnut and curly. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born in the east. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Knight. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and he wants revenge against orcs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has wavy golden hair. Her green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp. 3 Thunderstones.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He has several tiny topaz earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bowyer business.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1500 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.