Description: He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. He carries with him a set of ceremonial daggers, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Cressel hails from a village terrorized by brigands. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a fancy black suit. His hair is short and brown. His skin is flawless and his silver eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. Mordai enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Mordai was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Bounty Hunter and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Bounty Hunter for the past few years.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Impulsive, Hedonist, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his mace with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has chestnut hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Caeldrim fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 350 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His brown fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Locksmith. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 pp. Aquamarine (1100 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Smoky quartz (30 gp). White pearl (160 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He stands about 3'5" and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His blonde hair is unkempt and raggedy. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Seamstress hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. 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 being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 24000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears bulky red painted plate armor. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He got into the Mayor business at a young age. He always admired necromantic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and expand his business

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'4" when asserting himself. His hair is short and chestnut. He has blue eyes.

Personality: Vlorn wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Druid, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. 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: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a grey coat. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her auburn hair is well kept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her warhammer with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She wears her black hair up. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item.