Description: This tall, slender man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are a pleasant hazel.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Priest but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and he loathes his own lifestyle

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Jade (120 gp). Jet (120 gp). Amber (120 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a sickle on his belt. He has shaved his head bald. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Kilvar isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. A true patriot, Kilvar would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He is a Lamia in disguise. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. 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: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries with him a set of glaives on his belt, each one with a amethyst on the hilt. His white hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. A gifted student he started as a Glassblower, but he got bored and became a Adventurer. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Adventurer and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Deep blue spinel (800 gp). Malachite (9 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Red garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Architect arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. 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. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Golden pearl (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a brown wide-brimmed hat and brown clothes. His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of giants may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a giants raid, leaving Thomas alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 2200 sp.

Description: She stands about 5'2" and tends to wear a pastel poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She wears a colorful flower in her beige fur. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep blue.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Three lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 90 pp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She has a large green mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her tan robe. She is portly but not overly obese. Her copper crest is singed and shortened. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: She wears professional attire. She carries with her a set of bastard swords, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has dyed her greying golden hair a little too much giving a sharp golden color. Her eyes are likewise brown. Her teeth are white and perfect.

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 has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Claira fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Cynical, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He carries with him a set of maces on his belt, each one with a ruby on the hilt. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His eyes are green.

Personality: Ribbles wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. 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. Ribbles 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, Disciplined, Artistic. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 300 gp. 4 Thunderstones. 4 Thunderstones. 3 Smokesticks.