Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born into a rich family. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has never given up on his poetry dream.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, In love. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 7000 sp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She dresses well, wearing grey shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her blonde hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. This gray eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Herleva was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Warlock, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Warlock in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Being a Carpenter kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions.

Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bather. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Expand his business; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, In love, Job. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: A 4'2" eastern man, he wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. He has a very tight haircut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

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 has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac, Ugly. Bonds: In love, Rich. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears just a blue suit. He sports a long golden beard, and similarly colored long hair. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Bookbinder business.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His first spouse was a Fortune-teller, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 90000 cp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 4'5" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. His silver hair is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. 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. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He became a Hunter soon after.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 10 pp. Jade (150 gp).

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has wavy white crest. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with singing. She constantly tries to fill her life with singing. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Seeks redemption; and to settle down with her crush

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Has a crush, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Violet garnet (200 gp). Moss agate (8 gp). Brown-green garnet (100 gp). Chrysoprase (60 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp). Aquamarine (200 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She sports a flattop fur cut. Her yellow eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed pastel hat.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She uses divination through singing.

History: Great lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Halfling compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to halfling people

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Boston accent

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

Description: This man wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a shortspear, but if one is not available he will default to his lance. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears a top hat to hide his balding. He has white eyes and a black hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Glassblower but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Gifted from a young age, Iados studied abroad. In his 18th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Iados alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist, Gifted. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 30 pp.