Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. His long white crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has red eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born to a Miller, his mother struggled to pay the bills. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 800 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (20 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (1000 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. 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 has done his best to style his black crest to look like a famous performer. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Adrex grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Adrex. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sword.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp). Gold music box (1000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is dressed in earthy colors with a white and grey handkerchief worn on his right side. His long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Bundrigo was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 400 gp. Red spinel (160 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Black pearl (200 gp).

Description: This man wears a simple tan robe with brown stripes complete with hood. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized ruby on his right hand. With bright white hair and a scraggly beard. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered tan hat.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is content; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

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

Possessions: 100 gp. Banded agate (4 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Peridot (20 gp).

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. He carries with him a set of crossbows, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears his white hair up. His eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Fletcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 3000 gp. Violet garnet (1400 gp). Onyx (50 gp). Rich purple corundum (1100 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Sard (50 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Jade (40 gp). Silver pearl (40 gp). Emerald (1100 gp). Rose (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Amethyst (40 gp). Jet (40 gp). Alexandrite (1400 gp). White pearl (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame and is in decent physical shape. Her yellow fur has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Windy was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Windy has worked very hard to control her curse. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Flaws: Forgetful, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She tends to wear a large black jacket. Her crest is short and gold. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Ruloth will drive conversation. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Ruloth was raised in a hard working conservative environment. 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sage and was forced into it by her family; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He has shaved his head bald. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered east to less war torn lands. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Stableman

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

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. 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. His brown hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He found a children's book about a Halfling Commoner who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature trident.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 3000 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (110 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1900 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (110 gp).