Description: A 4'4" northern man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. 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 is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Born to a Courier, his father struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Barendd was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Barendd's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush.

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Has a crush. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy silver stubble. He wears brown trousers with blue and pastel striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He has a hunchback. His hair is silver and curly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He invites people to come help in his community garden.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Terse, PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 200 pp. Red spinel (140 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1400 gp). Chrysoberyl (140 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. Her red hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 1900 gp. Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Coral (60 gp). Emerald (500 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears dull black sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed sickle, just in case. Her crest is rusty and very short. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Megren is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She comes from a rich western family. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Depressed, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His green crest is lengthy. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Hirrathak was born with his father's beautiful face. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Many drow want him driven away; and he wants revenge against drow

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman tends to wear a yellow poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt, and a wedding ring on her right hand. She wears her black hair down. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has since married many spouses, only to have them die. She claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a fancy yellow suit. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Hadarai was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He's in love; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. Her hair is silver and curly. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Anakis was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Anakis's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Opinionated, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rose (20 gp). Hematite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 4'8" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her auburn hair is still thick. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed black hat.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Detective and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 1000 sp. 1 Smokesticks. 2 Tanglefoot bags. 8 Acid flasks.