Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, 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 head has been shaved. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of drow once and for all.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents were killed by drow in a raid when he was still a young child. The drow captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (13 gp).

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears tattered old clothes. He keeps his white crest in a pixie cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. Ghesh is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in the north. Being born in the north, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the north for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way west. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This man prefers to wear green clothing when he does not wear armor, and sports empty pouches on his belt. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the left. He has red eyes.

Personality: Rimmon is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 pp. Banded agate (13 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Rose (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). Black pearl (500 gp).

Description: 5'2" and muscular, this eastern man typically wears white cloth garments or leather armor. His white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady gray eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His first spouse was a Merchant, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Animal Trainer and was forced into it by his family; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. White opal (1000 gp). Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He carries with him a set of clubs on his belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy white hair. His green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adrik grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 1500 gp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Sard (60 gp). Black pearl (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Zircon (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man wears a brown shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and red pants. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has dyed his greying red hair a little too much giving a sharp red color. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are violet.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His arcane abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He has achieved small success as a Server.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Server

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 2000 gp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1300 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. 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 Priest. She's also a talented Banker, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a banker again

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 4000 sp.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She dresses like a well dressed Mortician does. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She wears her silver hair up in a very large beehive style do. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Enna was born in the west. At a young age she loved to build and create. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Elves in the west were limited. She's also a talented Marshal, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to be a marshal again

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 300 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2200 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a worn and beaten armor. Her black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has green eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Ostracized due to the martial powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Halflings became a terror of the countryside. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a junk dealer and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 sp. Jeweled gold crown (2000 gp). Solid gold idol (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.