Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Through the years after Nykkan was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Nykkan's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Nykkan and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and he wants to get laid

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tight fitting blue shirt and pants. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears a mask on her face.

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. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to unite with her sister

Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Military, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'7". He is wearing a long, green cloak. His red crest is unkempt and raggedy. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Painter. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a crown-heir again

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has no hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Takra 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. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 500 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (80 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a simple brown robe with red stripes complete with hood. He wears a colorful flower in his silver hair. His skin is flawless and his gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. 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: Dain hails from a village terrorized by illithids. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 120 pp. Silver pearl (100 gp). Black star sapphire (1400 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). Pink pearl (100 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Jade (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a violet shirt, with a brown mid length skirt with brown tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and she perpetually has her club ready. Her white hair, when down, is lengthy. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Anne was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her father was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. 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. Anne fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She bought a ceremonial dagger and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Professionalism, Fighting. Bonds: In love, Military, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her longbow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt, and she perpetually has her longbow ready. Her silver hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise blue. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Sculptor. She is a great chef.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. 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. Ootah fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and expand her business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a fancy green dress. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born in the north. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She bought a shortspear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away; and revenge

Ideals: Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Debt, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Silver ewer (60 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (110 gp). A silver and pearl hairclip (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.