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. His black hair is cut short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Terse. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She is wearing a long, green, dusty cloak. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has red crest. Her gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aasathra is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Aasathra is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Aasathra was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Bonds: Slave, Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: 6'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a green scarf. His crest is short and blue. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. Being a Map Maker kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Sard (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He sports a flattop hair cut. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Spy arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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 leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich, Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 140 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

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 is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His blonde hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Vilberg was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Through the years after Vilberg was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Vilberg's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, he put together a working one.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a grey shirt, with a blue mid length shorts with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and he perpetually has his longbow ready. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nalral fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 sp.

Description: He wears black painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He wears his golden hair up. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Tûgog hails from a village terrorized by drow. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Standing 5'5", this woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She has golden hair. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She is a Bowyer first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She became a Bowyer soon after.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (800 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.