Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a white top hat and white clothes. His brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is baby faced.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Rendar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Orc conditions. He has achieved small success as a Beggar.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Opinionated, Logical. Flaws: Racist, Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 700 pp. Solid gold idol (300 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair is long and golden with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small grey clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Flaws: Shy, Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with broad hat. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Entrepeneur, Logical. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 60 pp. 1 Banded mail. 1 Masterwork studded leather. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and carries sickles. He has no crest. His red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Slave Trader who has hired him part-time. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: Wants a kiss.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Mundane. Bonds: Has a crush. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are green.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She comes from a rich southern family. She was taken from her home at a very young age. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and money/treasure

Ideals: Joker, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 300 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Coral (100 gp). Aquamarine (700 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a fancy white suit. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Odorr lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Brown-green garnet (110 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Iolite (60 gp).

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His white hair is cut short. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. 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. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1700 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Jeweled anklet (4000 gp). Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (140 gp). A delicate silver chain set with a tourmaline (70 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he usually wears his red robe and has his nunchaku always slung over his shoulder. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep brown.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Ideals: Joker, Extrovert. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 6000 sp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her brown unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Passionate, Justice. Flaws: Disease. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 24000 sp.