Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines hazel.

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 spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He 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. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature quarterstaff.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. His chestnut hair is cut short. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Tûkâ studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and obtaining odd cultural dragonborn artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His dark red hair is still thick. His white eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He bought a mace and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and yellow, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. He has a tattooed face.

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: He was born into a rich family. A freak accident while working with his Marshal mother left him crippled. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He wears a feathered hat to cover his moderate length red hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep amber.

Personality: He is extraordinarily eccentric. Fallond is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Gnomish artifacts is his passion; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Family, Slave, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears baggy black pantaloons and a brown scarf. Her head has been shaved. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes brigands are coming to abduct people. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against brigands.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 100 gp. Black pearl (200 gp). Jasper (30 gp). Banded agate (9 gp). Deep blue spinel (200 gp).

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 3'1" and is dressed in earthy colors with a red and tan handkerchief worn on her left side. She has a very tight haircut. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. After months of barely getting by, Alain managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Tabaxi artifacts is her passion; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with black slacks. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears suspenders and grey workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He has worked as a Fortune-teller like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.