Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a hunchback. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise silver.

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. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Navigator.

Motivation: Revenge; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1300 pp. Alexandrite (1200 gp). Carnelian (60 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Coral (90 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Brown-green garnet (90 gp). Blue diamond (7000 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Coral (90 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Jet (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Hematite (10 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp). Violet garnet (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (60 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Pink pearl (90 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She has shaved her head bald. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this southern gal figured out how to best use her charms to convince people to do what she wants. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Theirastra was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and she is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 12000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He is bald on top and has large white tufts of hair around his ears. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the north. Because his father participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the north, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying north to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Marshal and was forced into it by his family; and to reunite with his absent father

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 1 Breastplate.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. Her copper crest is still thick. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the north. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Tourmaline (140 gp). Chalcedony (30 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Aquamarine (300 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the left. His fierce violet eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a sword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a white cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Carter again.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, In love, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a large black jacket. His hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are likewise black. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. 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. Pelaios fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 80000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She carries with her a set of greatswords, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was born at the edge of vast forest. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Professionalism. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1200 gp. Moonstone (50 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Peridot (50 gp). White pearl (100 gp).

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'11" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She dresses well, wearing tan shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Xanaphia grew up listening to her father's many stories. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 200 gp.