Description: This late middle aged man is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest and is in decent physical shape. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: John hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She tends to wear a large green jacket. Her black hair is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Bune's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: When she was but 7 years old her parents immigrated from the west. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 900 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp).

Description: She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She has brown eyes and a brown hat with a pastel feather.

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 is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. 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 would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes her a fraud

Flaws: Cynical, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1400 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1900 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (160 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, green cloak, and carries spears. His scarlet crest is matted, messy, and big. His ears are large.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

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. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He has achieved small success as a Knight.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 5000 sp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Red-brown spinel (130 gp). Amber (130 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp).

Description: She typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Tomph was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. Tomph abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has never given up on her singing dream.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 500 pp. Malachite (9 gp). Hematite (9 gp). Carnelian (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Moss agate (9 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the west. His parents enrolled him in a Ranger school at a young age so that he could practice his psionic talents. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 400 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Star ruby (600 gp).

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She dresses like a well dressed Masseuse does. She has slicked back auburn hair. Her brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Wella lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Masseuse. Being a Masseuse kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: To be a Painter again; and wants to raise her children well

Flaws: Emotional. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 gp. Chrysoprase (70 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp).

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a fancy white dress. She wears a wide-brimmed hat to hide her balding. This amber eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Harriet is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Priest arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Professionalism, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 5000 gp.

Description: She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her silver hair is wavy and long. Her gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Lorilla lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 north. 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: An old rival family wants her found; and she is content

Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.