Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his kukri with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His brown hair is knotted and matted. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is content

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He tends to wear a large black jacket. He keeps his bronze crest in a flapper bob. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. A friendly and beautiful Dragonborn, he is rarely seen without a few beauties around his arms. Though a playboy in all rights, he is no lame duck.

History: Norkruuth lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Butcher. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She worked as a nervous Butcher and found it very stressful. She has never given up on her painting dream.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and balancing her hectic life and new butcher responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Nature, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: This dark-skinned male wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His hair is red and curly. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: A powerful wizard made him what he is. He found a children's book about a Elf Adept who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. During his travels, Berrian and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Berrian discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Berrian fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor, Adventurer. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is wearing a long, green cloak. She is portly but not overly obese. She wears a deerstalker hat to hide her balding. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She worked as a nervous Slave Trader and found it very stressful. She struck the Slave Trader job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This woman wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She has done her best to style her bronze crest to look like a famous performer. She has a dull look in her gold eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a brigands raid, leaving Farideh alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has wavy beige fur. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. When Smoking reached his early adolescence his Tabaxi mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Job, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her green eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker blue hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Layabout.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and balancing her hectic life and new layabout responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and green, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems, and is pretty ugly. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length rusty crest. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nadarr was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is greedy

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 120000 cp. Chrysoberyl (80 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (80 gp). Jasper (60 gp). Amber (80 gp). Jet (80 gp).