Description: This man is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and brown, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. He wears a Stetson hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. One day when Barfa was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Barfa was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a brown cloak and cross-gartered tan stockings. His fur is orange and very short. His yellow eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Five fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 140 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This western man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His clothes are grease stained in places. His purple hair is unkempt and raggedy. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 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: He was born in a small forest village. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 340 gp. Iolite (70 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has wavy brass crest. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: When she was but 5 years old her parents immigrated from the east. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 700 gp.

Description: An older man who is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time, he is not a threatening figure. His chestnut hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: Amber (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bricklayer. His hair is brown and curly. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: He was born into a rich family. He worked as a nervous Bricklayer and found it very stressful. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Grisha was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and revenge

Bonds: Rich, Job, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Onyx (50 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Clear bright green emerald (2000 gp). Obsidian (15 gp). Chrysoberyl (80 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket, and he perpetually has his club ready. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: Vonbin was born in the east. At a young age he loved to build and create. As a very small child his family refused to pay dues to a local crime lord, who ordered them killed. His father, a somewhat powerful mage sought to protect him and cast a teleportation spell that whisked him away. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Persistence. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His bronze crest is braided into rings. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: His arcane talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ostracized due to the arcane powers of his oldest brother, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Dragonborns became a terror of the countryside. He has worked as a Sculptor like his mother before him.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tiefling people; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Sculptor

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

Possessions: 90 pp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He wears suspenders and green workpants. His shirt is black, and he wears a heavy green leather apron most of the time. His long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. His gold unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Mehen is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his father always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Mehen and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and regain custody of his son

Flaws: Disease, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 900 pp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1400 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp).