Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born to a Cartwright, her father struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 1300 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the south; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: In love, Criminal record. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His blonde hair is heavily combed to the right. His brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Halflings in Altho's homeland. Altho decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears long strands of jet and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her white hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help her friends. She considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. The war was a terrible time for her, and Lia does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Lia was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: She likes to wear black tank tops with yellow skirt. She carries with her a set of kukris on her belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. Her feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Gilkass was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered north to less war torn lands. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 80 pp.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time and is in decent physical shape. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. As she has aged she has sought to do reparations for her actions as a youth. She is also making sure that her compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: She comes from a rich western family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 36000 sp. 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools. 1 Hourglass. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.

Description: She is a husky woman, who typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail. Her hair is chestnut and very short. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He dresses in brown turtlenecks beneath a black coat with pastel slacks. He has wavy blonde hair. His eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: Patrick was born the youngest of three triplets. Patrick 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 has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 40000 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her fur is cinnamon and very short. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Spring grew up listening to her father's many stories. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Adventurer, Criminal record, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1700 gp.