Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a blue vest and prefers grey and green shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His auburn hair is heavily combed to the left. His ears are large.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and to protect his home

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 200 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp).

Description: This southern man is abnormally tall. He wears a simple yellow robe with grey stripes complete with hood. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Lamlis was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Chrysoberyl (40 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair is black and curly. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his feathered yellow hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Lance was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor, Slave. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His gray eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This fat western woman has a bulbous nose and prefers to wear flannel. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was raised in a desert tribe. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a mite stocky and is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, grey shirt, and brown tie. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. Arannis enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 600 gp. Eye agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man typically wears brown cloth garments or leather armor. His white fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a clover scrunchie. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Lone has worked very hard to control his curse. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Hunter. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

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

Flaws: Depressed, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 160 pp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has gleaming, smiling white eyes.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Joker, Artistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Moss agate (14 gp).

Description: This woman wears a black costume with the symbols of magic on her torso. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her crest is copper and curly. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Uadjit has worked very hard to control her curse. After a long history of fighting, Uadjit and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Server

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 200 gp.