Description: Runty and weak-looking, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears a top hat to cover her moderate length white fur. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. 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: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (130 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft blue waves gently in the breeze. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. His black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Damakos hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. 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: Revenge.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 13th 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 has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 2000 sp. White pearl (140 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears an entirely green suit with violet socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly axes and halberds. His white crest is braided into rings. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Shedinn hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shedinn 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 Shedinn. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Criminal record, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Painter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1000 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (160 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather, and he perpetually has his morningstar ready. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are amber and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Blorg fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his quarterstaff with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has no hair. His ears are large.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tieflings in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Mentor. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 7000 gp. Citrine (40 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Amber (150 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Golden yellow topaz (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Silver pearl (150 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. She keeps her black hair in a flapper bob. She has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Orianna was born on a far northern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Interpreter. 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: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this eastern man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is black and curly. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Body Guard, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Being born in the east, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the east for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 gp. Black pearl (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. She has auburn hair. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her amber eyes.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born in the south. Her parents enrolled her in a Rogue school at a young age so that she could practice her martial talents. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 11000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.