Description: He wears bulky yellow painted plate armor. He is portly but not overly obese. His brown hair, when down, is lengthy. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A freak accident while working with his Bounty Hunter mother left him crippled. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'8" when asserting himself. He has wavy blonde hair. He has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born in a small plains village. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is greedy; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Resh abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To protect his home; and to reunite with his old friends

Ideals: Disciplined, Professionalism. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 4000 sp. Coral (140 gp). Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a red tunic with black highlights, and long pastel pants that bunch up around her shoes, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She has a long black ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She is however nostalgic and wants to reunite with her old comrades. She has some compunction and patriotism and will work for the government before all other clients.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Jo fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: In love, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a blue collared shirt and grey skirt. She accessorizes with a yellow scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She is curt in most of her responses. She prefers to keep her word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. 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 wants to work out more often

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: Violet garnet (800 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Onyx (80 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Moss agate (16 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1400 gp). Blue sapphire (1400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: Enialis is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Enialis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 12000 cp. Sard (20 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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 has a habit of throwing herself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Jane and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 300 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (800 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses like a well dressed Bricklayer does. He has golden hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bricklayer born in the past three hundred years. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. After coming to the age of reason, Korfel 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Job, Rich, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 800 pp. Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Violet garnet (500 gp). Alexandrite (500 gp). Amethyst (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady. She has brown hair. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is content; and to protect her home

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian, Immigrant. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.