Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His crest is brass and curly. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the north. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insane, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 1100 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for her hunting needs. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly warhammers and clubs. Her golden hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She now mingles about in high society.

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; and she has decided she is irredeemable

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears just a brown suit. His auburn hair is cut short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Miles embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: This man wears a simple brown robe with grey stripes complete with hood. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a small hat. His eyes are likewise green.

Personality: Cloud is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Cloud was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Mentor, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her longbow, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She has dyed her greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Through the years after Heather was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Heather's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Mundane, Forgetful, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 100 sp. 3 Holy water.

Description: He has a missing right arm. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born in the west to a Mason, Travok learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his scythe with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His tied-back hair is red. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Selfish, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition and is in decent physical shape. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Through the years after Nicor was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Nicor's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 160 pp. Iolite (70 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). Blue diamond (4000 gp). Amber (70 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a white costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his golden hair up. 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 can speak with the recently deceased. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 20 pp. Black pearl (200 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).