Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He wears his blonde hair up. His eyes are amber and catlike.

Personality: Aust speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Aust fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable, Gifted, Fighting. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 6000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a red costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He has several tiny amethyst earrings on each ear.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. 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, Roge is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs.

Ideals: Opinionated, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Smoky quartz (80 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears skinny pants and wears a pastel and blue robe with the hood down. Her fur is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1400 sp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a green coat with white slacks. Her silver hair is still thick. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 4'5" and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He wears his chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He got into the Painter business at a young age. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the west were limited. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Flaws: Racist, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 170 gp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown hair is well kept. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Being a Layabout 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 greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Professionalism. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Military. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 130 pp. Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Black star sapphire (400 gp). Chrysoprase (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed white hat.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: When she was but 3 years old her parents immigrated from the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Malachite (5 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1300 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Silver pearl (80 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Deep blue spinel (900 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dragonborn, and stands approximately 6'3". He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane, and his gloved hand is found clutching a shortspear. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length scarlet crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Kaladan was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He worked as a nervous Barrister and found it very stressful. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Selfish, Greedy. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, grey shirt, and pastel tie, and is pretty ugly. He wears his red crest up. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.