Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. He has gleaming, smiling black eyes.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. 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: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Nicor was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Family, Military. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a tan shirt with thin yellow vertical stripes and black pants. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes are green.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing music.

History: Tiaathque was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She worked as a nervous Guard and found it very stressful. She has worked as a Guard like her mother before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and balancing her hectic life and new guard responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Berrian hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 16000 sp. Sard (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears brown trousers with green and brown striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts, and he perpetually has his quarterstaff ready. He has blonde hair. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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. Through the years after Anselm was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Anselm's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 2600 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1600 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. She has done her best to style her brown hair to look like a famous performer. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and elven compassion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 290 pp. Clear bright green emerald (3000 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Smoky quartz (50 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Pink pearl (80 gp). Chrysoprase (50 gp). Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man has the majority of his body covered in plate. His silver hair is singed and shortened. His green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-sister.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His first spouse was a Herbalist, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She stands about 6'6" and wears long strands of amber and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her crest is short and black. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Selfish. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears dull brown sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed monstrous two handed axe, just in case. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He got into the Armorer business at a young age. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1600 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (600 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (6000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears green leather gloves, a green jacket, and tight pants. He carries with him a set of lances on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. His black crest is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Pijjirik is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 19000 sp.