Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Insane, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Red-brown spinel (140 gp). Silver pearl (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He wears a green shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. His silver crest is knotted and matted. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his poetry with anyone who is interested.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive, Insane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 7000 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Azurite (13 gp). Amethyst (160 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Peridot (20 gp). Obsidian (13 gp). Sard (20 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a yellow tunic with tan highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is cut close to his head. His eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Mortician work with an outfit from a few towns over. Mortician work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Mortician for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Slave, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. When Naal reached his early adolescence his Elf mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Spy

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She wears a worn and beaten armor. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. On top of that she is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to her employer will always come first she doesn't like to hit women.

History: Shaena hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Beggar. She hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Beggar; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Guardian, Has a crush, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 3000 gp. Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp). Sardonyx (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Pink diamond (3000 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). Blue diamond (3000 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Amber (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This tall, slender man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His chestnut hair is cut short. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. At a young age his mother died while driving off some orcs. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in lance use. He struck the Courier job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 3000 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'8" and wears a brown costume with the symbols of her god on her torso. Her chestnut hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her gray eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: When she was but 8 years old her parents immigrated from the south. 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. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: To be a Barkeep again.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp. Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her small hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her father. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is short and brown. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Oblar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Blue quartz (6 gp). Peridot (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp).