Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His green crest is thinning but still full. His gold eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing music.

History: Kiirith 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 has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He has never given up on his music dream.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

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

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: With grey face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her auburn hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

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 a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Seeks redemption.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 17000 cp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Breastplate.

Description: He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dwarves became a terror of the countryside. In his journeys he found a malevolent artifact. He wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 3000 gp. Star ruby (500 gp). Violet garnet (400 gp). Brown-green garnet (130 gp). Jasper (70 gp).

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver crest is long and unkept. His gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: Dazzazn hails from a village terrorized by brigands. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered brigands who tried to eat his hand. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears skinny pants and wears a green and black robe with the hood down. He sports a flattop crest cut. His eyes are likewise red.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Arjhan will drive conversation. Arjhan enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Arjhan reached his early adolescence his Dragonborn mother passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 600 gp. Aquamarine (600 gp). Jade (100 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. His white hair is still thick. His eyes are black and catlike.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. While he appears to be a normal Tiefling, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was granted druidic powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is very fat, and is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady black eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jezebeth embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. Jezebeth enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for her love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her father's willingness to do anything to win. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: 5'3" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She usually wears her black robe and has her halberd always slung over her shoulder. She has wavy brown hair. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her silver hair is greasy and uncared for. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She bought a greatsword and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 700 gp. Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Clear bright green emerald (4000 gp). Lapis lazuli (5 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Hematite (5 gp). Onyx (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.