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. His silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Grumbar embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light blue in addition to tight pants. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, PTSD. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Solid gold idol (1100 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Silver ewer (20 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (20 gp).

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears dull yellow sweaters, loose violet pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed mace, just in case. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Fletcher. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Matilda was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Matilda was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Matilda decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This man has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his grey robe. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is cut close to his head. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He has all his life been fascinated with painting.

History: The child of a Body Guard, who enjoyed hunting, Skog was taken on many hunting expeditions. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Professionalism, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature, In love. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1200 gp. Blue quartz (4 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. Her gray eyes peer out from beneath her feathered violet hat.

Personality: She hates giants. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her first spouse was a Shoemaker, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Many giants want her driven away.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Military. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 11000 cp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a white coat, and a wedding ring on his left hand. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. He has violet eyes.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Some 6 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Faran never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Selfish. Bonds: In love, Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears professional attire. His hair is long and silver with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small white clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Stannor was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 8000 gp. Pink pearl (160 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Moonstone (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). Rhodochrosite (11 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Jade (160 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a colorful flower in his black fur. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: He was born in a small island village. 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. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Assassin they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Map Maker, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: A deep hatred of drow.

Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family, Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her blue crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

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 can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

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 moved out west to avoid the crime she committed. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.