Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and is pretty ugly. His auburn hair is braided into rings. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His parents enrolled him in a Wizard school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 9000 cp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She usually wears her violet robe and has her crossbow always slung over her shoulder. Her Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 70 pp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: 2'9" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. She sports auburn long hair. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Halflings.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A gifted student she started as a Performer, but she got bored and became a Brewer. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Revenge; and she wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Racist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 1100 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (3000 gp).

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears long strands of sapphire and short blue dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: Naivara is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Doctor profession.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Body Guard responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with red slacks. His cinnamon fur is thinning but still full. His eyes are copper and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Kite is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Kite was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Kite was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Kite's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1600 gp. Star ruby (700 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with pastel colored cloaks and clothing. Her white fur is long and unkept. She has hazel eyes.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She is a Slaad in disguise. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 170 gp. Solid gold idol (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She is wearing a long, grey, dusty cloak. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: This woman typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her silver hair is cut short. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. Ilanis abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 3000 gp. Eye agate (9 gp). Blue sapphire (700 gp). Silver pearl (100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He got into the Animal Trainer business at a young age. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He has worked as a Animal Trainer like his father before him.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Has a crush. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 400 gp.