Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and tan, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His long chestnut hair reaches down to his waist. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shepherd arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Horhog fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 gp. Jade (160 gp). Iolite (30 gp). Eye agate (14 gp). Alexandrite (300 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Rock crystal (30 gp). Rhodochrosite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 2'10" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the left. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is mildly Halfling supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Tawna lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Stableman, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She became a Navigator soon after.

Motivation: Human compassion; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a black collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a green scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is dark red and curly. Her eyes are a pleasant white.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. 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, Akta is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. After a long history of fighting, Akta and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Religious, In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a yellow tunic with green highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes, he is not a threatening figure. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Being born in the east, 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 east 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. He bought a monstrous two handed axe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is dressed in an above average manner. Her brown fur is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She was born into a rich family. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a black collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His hair is red, silky, and of moderate length. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 400 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (140 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears a brown shirt, with a green mid length shorts with green tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His orange fur is still thick. His eyes are green.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He sports grey clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He wears his chestnut hair up. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Shane lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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 south. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Shane was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 5000 cp. Banded agate (14 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His white hair is braided into rings. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Joser was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 90 pp. Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1700 gp). Silver ewer (90 gp).