Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Philomena alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 2500 sp.

Description: He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'2" when asserting himself. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is content

Flaws: Mundane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 140 gp. Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he usually wears his violet robe and has his spear always slung over his shoulder. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1400 gp. Jet (110 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Blue sapphire (1000 gp). Blue star sapphire (1000 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: He wears a blue costume with the symbols of luck on his torso. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his flail, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. His hair is cut close to his head. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is a Courier first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the west to a Courier, Roondar learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Beggar they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Courier, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Religious, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Golden pearl (130 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man stands a little under 3'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has no hair. His ears are large.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Sindri was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Sindri decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: This dark-skinned male dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His brown hair is smooth and relatively long. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Naeris was born with his father's beautiful face. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 2600 sp.

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 prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She sports black long hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Optimist, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Chalcedony (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a blonde handlebar mustache and slicked back blonde hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 500 gp. Azurite (16 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Red spinel (140 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears tan painted combat armor at almost all times. She has golden hair. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She uses divination through singing.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and expand her business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate.