Description: He wears bulky black painted plate armor. He is portly but not overly obese. He has done his best to style his green crest to look like a famous performer. His eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Salasar was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. His childhood dream was to be a Soapmaker, but he was a colossal failure. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Selfish, Addict. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Tourmaline (110 gp). Jade (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears bulky grey painted plate armor. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His hair is cut close to his head. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. During his travels, Richard and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Richard discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Richard fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This southern woman is dressed in an above average manner. Her clothes are grease stained in places. She wears a colorful flower in her brown hair. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Elysande was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and many dire rats want her driven away

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her green robe. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her violet eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist. Bonds: Criminal record, Has a crush, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her parents enrolled her in a Warrior school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Addict, Sensitive, Impulsive. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 7000 sp.

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She typically wears blue cloth garments or leather armor. She is an epitome of beauty. She keeps her golden hair in a pixie cut. She has green eyes.

Personality: Thiala hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her writing career. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 21000 sp. Onyx (40 gp). Violet garnet (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her chestnut hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her eyes are violet and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. In her 12th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 38000 sp.

Description: 5'3" and muscular, this eastern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has done his best to style his golden hair to look like a famous performer. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Marshal they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Adventurer, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He usually wears his white robe and has his spear always slung over his shoulder. His auburn hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a Fletcher, his father struggled to pay the bills. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Dwarven activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Dwarven doctor. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Dwarven compassion; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Opinionated, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Sardonyx (40 gp).