Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She prefers to wear grey clothing when she does not wear armor. Her head has been shaved. Her brown eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with her absent mother

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Family. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 70 pp. Emerald (500 gp). Obsidian (6 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a tattered pair of loose red pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. His moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His fierce green eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving He is obsessed with his god.

History: Oblar was born with his father's beautiful face. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Attractive. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She takes great joy in being the best Jeweler in town.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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 recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 400 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Violet garnet (900 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp).

Description: He wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a shield on his belt. He carries a battered shortspear and tarnished shield as well. He has a long blonde beard with little hanging trinkets. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Ar-Beka embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ar-Beka liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a shield and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Forgetful. Bonds: Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: Bloodstone (40 gp).

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She carries with her a set of crossbows on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around her ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized grey coat. She has shaved her head bald. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Emma was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want her driven away.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 150 gp. Sard (30 gp). 1 Everburning torch.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long tan pants that bunch up around his shoes. His blonde hair is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Joker, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 8000 sp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He is dressed in an above average manner. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He has had some formal painting training, and achieved minor success. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He prefers to wear grey clothing when he does not wear armor. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Oskar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is greedy

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Secretive, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 170 gp.