Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Shump was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Monk, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Monk in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Poor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 70000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His red hair is long and unkept. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Gardain is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born in the north. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 2000 gp. Pink pearl (80 gp). Black pearl (1000 gp). Aquamarine (1000 gp). Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Jet (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Zircon (20 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair is auburn and curly. She has a dull look in her blue eyes.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. When Silaqui reached her early adolescence her Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, she decided to travel. Her rounds led her into the Army with a few individuals who would become her life-long companions. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Silaqui never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Religious, Military. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 gp. Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has wavy auburn hair. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. 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. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a tan collared shirt and blue skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. The war was a terrible time for her, and Jarsali does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She worked as a nervous Miller and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miller.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 6000 cp. Pink pearl (100 gp). 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. Her brown hair is matted, messy, and big. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: Siffress was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and she is greedy

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Greedy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Her arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. After coming to the age of reason, Waywocket took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. Her brown hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Her temper goes off on the smallest of things. She tends to lash out at those around her.

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. After a long history of fighting, Mella and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 150 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp).