Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Miles hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. After coming to the age of reason, Miles took it upon himself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has never given up on his music dream.

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

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 140 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her black hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her singing with anyone who is interested.

History: Liftrasa lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 2400 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 is dressed in earthy colors with a pastel and brown handkerchief worn on her left side. Her fur is red and very short. Her yellow eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Leaf was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Apothecary. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Passionate, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 gp. Gold music box (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His auburn hair is thinning but still full. He is baby faced.

Personality: Pallabar hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He is a Yochlol in disguise. He found a children's book about a Gnome Wizard who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's in love; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 30 pp. Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Red garnet (70 gp).

Description: She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length golden hair. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born to a Jeweler, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tabaxi companion (her 'brother'). She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 110 pp. Old masterpiece painting (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is lean but muscular and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His red hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed tan hat.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Dayereth was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Dayereth decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Sard (20 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty red coat over it. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To protect her home.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Military, Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her blue leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. She wears her white hair up. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has all her life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. She has worked as a Animal Trainer like her father before her.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat, and carries morningstars. He sports a long blonde beard, and similarly colored long hair. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Aerdeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 1300 gp. Silver pearl (120 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Red spinel (120 gp). Coral (120 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Pink pearl (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.