Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Passionate, Professionalism. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Depressed. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 390 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (20 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes., and he perpetually has his sword ready. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Howard wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Monk, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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. Howard fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This malnourished woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gold eyes.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. While she appears to be a normal Dragonborn, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and many brigands want her driven away

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly nunchakus and longbows. His long brown hair reaches down to his waist. His green eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson red hat.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He got into the Cartwright business at a young age. He moved out west to avoid the crime he committed. He struck the Cartwright job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: Expand his business; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Job. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears brown robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her monstrous two handed axe, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 6'5" when asserting herself. Her lavender fur is greasy and uncared for. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a great chef.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and to protect her home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a worn and beaten armor. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His hair is white and curly. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He wants revenge against gnolls; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears brown trousers with red and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. The occasional robbery is her preferred attention getting crime, but she mainly uses her means for meeting her own perverse desires.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ilde grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Ilde. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 46000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Laborer, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She wears a colorful flower in her copper crest. Her red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 100 pp. Chrysoprase (60 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Amethyst (80 gp). Blue star sapphire (900 gp). Jet (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Peridot (60 gp).