Description: This exceptionally lanky man is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Born to a Sage, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Astar was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Astar's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He has achieved small success as a Navigator.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 100 gp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman sports white clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her brown hair is well kept. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Family, Religious. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 1200 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He usually wears his red robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He thrives on attention. He does whatever is in his power to gain the attention of whomever he deems a fit date. Curran enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He bought a nunchaku and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 700 gp. Fire opal (1600 gp). White opal (1600 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). White pearl (110 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 3'1" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a tight fitting red shirt and pants. Sporting a white mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Krimmon hails from a village terrorized by illithids. In his 14th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Krimmon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Addict, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 gp. Sardonyx (30 gp). Silver pearl (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This southern man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a Stetson hat to hide his balding. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Brewer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Ghûra was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Brewer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Brewer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Brewer for hire.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 4000 sp. Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. 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. Alvyn fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 1700 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. She has blonde hair. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is an amazing painter.

History: She was born in the north, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 800 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor, and is pretty ugly. He has wavy red hair. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His father 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 desires power and/or immortality; and money/treasure

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Military, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: With blue face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has wavy black hair. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

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

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 2000 sp.