Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Himo grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dwarven companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 4000 gp. Jade (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Sard (30 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Amethyst (50 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries with her a set of maces on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Her moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Carlin is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Carlin hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Carlin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted, Justice. Bonds: Enemies, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 22000 cp. Golden pearl (70 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his nunchaku, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a cross on it. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is an amazing painter.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. His parents enrolled him in a Commoner school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Spy.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 13000 sp. Bloodstone (20 gp). Moonstone (20 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Brown-green garnet (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This late middle aged man prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman and is in decent physical shape. His silver crest is knotted and matted. He has red eyes.

Personality: He is mildly Dragonborn supremacist, though he does not identify as such. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing painting.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion.

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Racist, Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 1800 gp. Black star sapphire (400 gp). Freshwater pearl (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a blue costume with the symbols of death on her torso, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ranala grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ranala. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20000 cp.

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 5'2" and wears just a tan suit. With wild red hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Gifted from a young age, Traulam studied abroad. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is red and curly. His eyes are black.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Bathin lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Through the years after Bathin was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Bathin's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and doesn't want to be a map maker and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Military, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 500 gp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the west. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Guardian. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Smoker's lung

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

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her ears are large.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Military, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.