Description: This man is tall and muscular. 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 hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

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. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Banded agate (14 gp). Citrine (20 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He wears a colorful flower in his white hair. His skin is flawless and his white eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. At a young age his mother died while driving off some dire rats. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in crossbow use. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. With wild golden hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Shanairla speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Shanairla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. Recently she has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and regain custody of her daughter

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 60 pp. Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. He sports a flattop crest cut. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: He was born into a rich family. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way north. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her axe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Gnome in existence. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Gifted from a young age, Meena studied abroad. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and an old rival family wants her found

Ideals: Justice, Logical, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears dark leathers with embroidery. His white hair is smooth and relatively long. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

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 does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and an old rival family wants him found

Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Family. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 1000 cp. Amethyst (90 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears bulky tan painted plate armor. Sporting a brown mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small tan hat.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Soapmaker arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: 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: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He is bald on top and has large golden tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are hazel and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Frederick embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: He got into the Bookbinder business at a young age. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Bookbinder.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 20000 cp. Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp).

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a brown shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her white fur is long and unkept. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tree studied abroad. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Tree alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2 Smokesticks.