Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a black wide-brimmed hat and black clothes. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His skin is flawless and his brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Krusk was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Krusk fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Passionate, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He usually wears his white robe and has his flail always slung over his shoulder. His red hair is long and unkept. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Hûmgrat hails from a village terrorized by goblins. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his father's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered goblins who tried to eat his hand. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Many goblins want him driven away; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 230 pp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (70 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (70 gp).

Description: This man usually wears his green robe and has his mace always slung over his shoulder. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. He has moderate length green crest. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Quarethon lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Quarethon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Rich, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 500 gp. Emerald (400 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His black hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 12000 sp. A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (20 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright blue and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Armorer business.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. After a long history of fighting, Heian and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 14000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears just a grey suit, and is pretty ugly. She wears a small hat to cover her moderate length red hair. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Sailor. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She worked as a nervous Sailor and found it very stressful. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is dressed in earthy colors with a yellow and black handkerchief worn on his left side. He is physically well-built. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a Animal Trainer, his father struggled to pay the bills. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He was granted druidic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born into a rich family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Harbek is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 270 gp.