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 sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Hedonist, Impulsive. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 8000 sp. Black pearl (1400 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Violet garnet (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Hollow voice

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

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His cinnamon fur is matted, messy, and big. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep yellow.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. 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: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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 dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Beast fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a green suit, pastel shirt, and white tie. His hair is purple and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Fire opal (600 gp). Banded agate (6 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). Jet (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, blue, dusty cloak, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a Healer, her father struggled to pay the bills. When Silaqui reached her early adolescence her Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she's in love

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Military, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1300 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (60 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (120 gp).

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this eastern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Marshal they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Adventurer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He stands about 4'11" and is typically in his Guard uniform. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His silver hair and beard is wavy and long. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Guard for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This woman wears a white costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her red hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Tagga grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Tagga. After a long history of fighting, Tagga and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 10000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.