Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He wears his black hair down. His eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Grûblik is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Born to a Sculptor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, red shirt, and brown tie. He wears his silver hair up. His black eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Stableman. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He got into the Stableman business at a young age. His parents enrolled him in a Expert school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is blonde and curly. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Soapmaker profession.

History: She got into the Crown-heir business at a young age. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Crown-heir. She has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: To be a Soapmaker again; and to protect her home

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Merchant but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears bulky white painted plate armor. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the east. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. By chance she met her brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and to unite with her brother

Flaws: Terse, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Banded agate (15 gp). Eye agate (15 gp). Blue quartz (15 gp). Zircon (80 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1000 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Azurite (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blue crest. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has a hunchback. She has blue crest. Her eyes are likewise gold. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Gifted from a young age, Jheri studied abroad. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, PTSD. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2200 gp. Gold music box (4000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He has gray eyes and a grey hat with a green feather.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Born to a Priest, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Knight hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 310 gp.

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 has black hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Bounty Hunter profession.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Rurik was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. 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. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His hair is short and auburn. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Justin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Interpreter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has worked as a Interpreter like his mother before him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 310 pp. Zircon (60 gp). White pearl (130 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (800 gp).