Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His black hair is knotted and matted. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: An older man who wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times, he is not a threatening figure. With a patchy white beard and wild white hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 15000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Sardonyx (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Sard (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the left. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Hubert hails from a village terrorized by goblins. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Hubert alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hubert fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a black shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His gold crest is braided into rings. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. Being a Cook 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 is greedy; and money/treasure

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 130 pp. White pearl (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white fur. He is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. He has a hunchback. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 200 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Malachite (14 gp). Obsidian (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His rusty crest is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. Through the years after Srorthen was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Srorthen's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 11000 cp. Sardonyx (20 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). Rock crystal (20 gp).

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants, and carries morningstars. His hair is purple and curly. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Amnon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

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 usually wears his yellow robe and has his morningstar always slung over his shoulder. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Through the years after Arannis was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Arannis's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Military. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Anbera is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the east were limited. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 110 gp. Silver pearl (90 gp).