Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in earthy colors with a green and white handkerchief worn on his right side. His bronze crest, when down, is lengthy. His red eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 pp. Silver pearl (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She prefers to wear grey pants and tee shirts. She is portly but not overly obese. Her blonde hair is wavy and long. She is baby faced.

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. The war was a terrible time for her, and Beatrice does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Flaws: Cynical, Depressed, Ugly. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Thieves’ tools.

Description: He wears dull blue sweaters, loose green pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He is physically well-built. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Knight. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Knight arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 3 years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She wears white robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available she will default to her shield. Her white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: This woman loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Portia is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. She has never given up on her music dream.

Motivation: To protect her home; and she wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and to prove his worth to the world

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Antagonistic, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red hair is heavily combed to the right. Her amber eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Lorilla is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Lorilla is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Justice, Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He wears his silver crest up. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. A true patriot, Azzakh would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Azzakh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with grey slacks. His brown hair is braided into rings. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 7000 sp.