Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and grey, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His tied-back hair is chestnut. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This man wears dull yellow sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed glaive, just in case, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His golden hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He hates Half-Elves with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Richard has worked very hard to control his curse. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Racist, Disease. Bonds: Family, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He keeps his green crest in a pixie cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: Dazzazn was born with his mother's beautiful face. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He has never given up on his writing dream.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 8000 sp. Freshwater pearl (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of red, and is pulled back with small black clips. His beard is red, braided, and well cared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Krakhorn was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Impeccable, Persistence. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Debt. Occupation: Server

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

Possessions: 300 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1000 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Liftrasa is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Carter for hire.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: He stands about 4'10" and is dressed in an above average manner. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Rael 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 does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Rael was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and expand his business

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 100 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (700 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His white hair is knotted and matted. 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 shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Odo was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 500 gp. Amber (100 gp). Peridot (30 gp). Peridot (30 gp).

Description: She wears baggy tan pantaloons and a yellow scarf. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Carlin grew up listening to her father's many stories. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Alexandrite (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (9 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears bulky tan painted plate armor. He wears his chestnut hair down. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Kellen was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Expert, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Expert in service of a powerful lord somewhere. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Blacksmith. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 41000 sp. Fiery yellow corundum (900 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp).