Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His black hair has been sun bleached extensively. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Erdan is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. 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 a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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's looking for his big break; and obtaining odd cultural half-orc artifacts is his passion

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1100 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). Fire opal (400 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (300 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). Red spinel (150 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she wears a worn and beaten armor. She keeps her orange fur in a pixie cut. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: Flask hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her singing career. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

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. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 sp. Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat, and carries shortspears. His white fur is thinning but still full. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 13th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 40000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Gunter was born on a far eastern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Stableman. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Unemployed.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: Sard (30 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering his clean studded leather. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. He has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 2000 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her auburn hair is wavy and long. Her eyes are brown and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Ahinar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 2000 gp. Jasper (20 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (800 gp). Coral (40 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Banded agate (16 gp). Violet garnet (1100 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Freshwater pearl (16 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Hematite (16 gp). Deep blue spinel (1100 gp). Black pearl (1100 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and wears suspenders and tan workpants. Her shirt is white, and she wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. Her golden hair is lengthy. This gray eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Elves became a terror of the countryside. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and a rival would like her out of the picture

Ideals: Opinionated, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This man wears a black costume with the symbols of death on his torso, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black crest is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. A true patriot, Valorean would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend.

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His silver hair is cut short. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Igden was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and gnomish compassion

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: In love, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 42000 sp. Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Minor magic item.