Description: This malnourished man is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has wavy auburn hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Elaim will drive conversation. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Elaim was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. 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 remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 25000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears bulky black painted plate armor. He has wavy scarlet crest. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Masseuse who has hired him part-time. Medrash is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Gifted from a young age, Medrash studied abroad. His parents enrolled him in a Cleric school at a young age so that he could practice his divine talents. After a long history of fighting, Medrash and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He would like to get married and retire.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 26000 cp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Climber’s kit.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She is wearing a long, white cloak. She wears her hair in dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Athletic, Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Fire opal (700 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Blue quartz (4 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Iolite (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Sard (80 gp). Zircon (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. She is baby faced.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way south. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull yellow iron scale mail. He has a hunchback. His red hair is knotted and matted. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Gardener. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Tordek was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Gardener work with an outfit from a few towns over. Gardener work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a unemployed again

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a ceremonial dagger on his belt. His silver crest is braided into rings. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: Shamash was born the youngest of three triplets. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Professionalism. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Moonstone (80 gp). Jasper (80 gp). Fire opal (900 gp).

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He carries a battered crossbow and tarnished axe as well. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 6'7" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She wears her red crest up. Her half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Nuthra hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her dancing career. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Nuthra was born in the south. At a young age she loved to build and create. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and dragonborn compassion

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1800 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length scarlet crest. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.