Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and he perpetually has his crossbow ready. His golden hair is singed and shortened. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Orthog's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Orthog 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. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes.

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 3'1" and muscular, this northern man dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his brown hair down. His blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. Pirithin enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Pirithin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 50000 cp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She prefers to wear flannel. With bright silver hair. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. A friendly and beautiful Half-Elf, she is rarely seen without a few beauties around her arms. Though a playboy in all rights, she is no lame duck.

History: Gifted from a young age, Mialee studied abroad. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Performer for the past few years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 cp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (500 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her chestnut hair is knotted and matted. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her father.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 1200 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has styled her chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Baelitae speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. 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 wants to work out more often

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 70 gp. Brown-green garnet (40 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears baggy black pantaloons and a green scarf. His hair is purple and very short. His fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was born into a rich family. 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 is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 800 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A 3'2" eastern woman, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are gray.

Personality: She is mildly Gnome supremacist, though she does not identify as such. The war was a terrible time for her, and Loopmottin does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Loopmottin was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She found several beat up suits of armor and, cannibalizing spare parts, she put together a working one.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 3000 sp.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. 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 moppish brown hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 27. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Gifted from a young age, Berrian studied abroad. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the south were limited. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: An older woman who wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, she is not a threatening figure. Her black hair is braided into rings. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Bree was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. 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 Body Guard. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.