Description: This man is very fat, and is wearing a long, black cloak. He wears his brown hair down. His eyes are brown.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. After coming to the age of reason, Hoshû took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 gp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Amber (130 gp).

Description: This woman usually wears her yellow robe and has her mace always slung over her shoulder. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized amethyst on her right hand. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 40000 cp. Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1200 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears bulky red painted plate armor. Her long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. She has blue eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Buckler. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman is wearing a long, black cloak, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her hair, while still mostly blue, has prominent grey streaks. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. A true patriot, Kasdeya would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She struck the Herbalist job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Military, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1300 gp.

Description: A 6'6" northern man, he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his violet eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. A friendly and beautiful Human, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Assassin arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered north to less war torn lands. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1900 gp. Black opal (1000 gp). Hematite (14 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). Moss agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (1600 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Freshwater pearl (14 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). Azurite (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. She has violet eyes and a tan hat with a green feather.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. The war was a terrible time for her, and Loopmottin does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Loopmottin was born the youngest of three triplets. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Navigator. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Family, Military, Job. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. He sports a flattop crest cut. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Sethrekar will drive conversation. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Sethrekar grew up listening to his father's many stories. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Extrovert, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mason arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 40000 cp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. He is portly but not overly obese. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He 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. He came across an abandoned tomb where he found a relic that called out to him. After picking it up he was cursed by unlife.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. Golden yellow topaz (800 gp).