Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His tied-back hair is black. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His first spouse was a Soapmaker, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'5". She wears professional attire, and her gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. Her red hair is cut short. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Matilda fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 800 gp. Moonstone (40 gp). Bloodstone (40 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Jacinth (5000 gp). Blue sapphire (500 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears silk and lounges about seductively. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He uses divination through singing.

History: Barendd was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1200 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. She has styled her golden hair well, parting it to the right. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Ielenia studied abroad. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest brother, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 20000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a tight fitting grey shirt and pants. Her hair is long and red with streaks of black, and is pulled back with small grey clips. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes giants are coming to abduct people. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. The family's rival house kidnapped her sister with the intent that her sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Apothecary and was forced into it by her family.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 140 gp. Jet (40 gp).

Description: This southern man wears a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His clothes are grease stained in places. He keeps his green crest in a flapper bob. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Bharash and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'4". He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sword. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He refers to his adoptive mother 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: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Riardon was taken on many hunting expeditions. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Interpreter and was forced into it by his family.

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: She stands about 3'2" and is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has a very tight haircut. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. She moved out south to avoid the crime she committed. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: A rival would like her out of the picture.

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He very much looks the part of a Map Maker. He wears a colorful flower in his golden hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the west to a Map Maker, Nelkin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. A gifted student he started as a Animal Trainer, but he got bored and became a Map Maker. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 400 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). A small bag of saffron. (50 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp).