Description: This slender woman stands about 6'0". She wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her black hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gold eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Military. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 3000 sp. Smoky quartz (60 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Jet (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized tan coat. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His ears are large.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Spy

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: 5'0" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She prefers to wear flannel. Her hair is short and chestnut. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. 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: She is greedy; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Justice, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 3000 cp. Sardonyx (70 gp).

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She carries with her a set of longswords on her belt, each one with a emerald on the hilt. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her eyes are likewise green. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She is a bit of a macho woman and will challenge people to random contests of strength and skill, and invite them to random hunting and fishing trip.

History: She was born at the edge of vast plains. In her 11th year, her parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Oriff alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 70 pp.

Description: This man prefers to wear flannel, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His white hair is thinning but still full. His black eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. Oriax enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Oriax was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and doesn't want to be a bellfounder and was forced into it by his family

Flaws: Depressed, Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 17000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears a green top hat and green clothes, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her long black crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her red eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. When triggered she is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 230 pp. Blue sapphire (800 gp). Red-brown spinel (110 gp). Moss agate (4 gp). Freshwater pearl (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a white coat with tan slacks. His blue hair is thinning but still full. His skin is flawless and his black eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Entrepeneur. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 12000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His auburn hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 86. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Ur-Masi is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Ur-Masi abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 60 pp. Moss agate (15 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy scarlet crest. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. He has a hunchback. His deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is a Locksmith first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gifted student he started as a Carter, but he got bored and became a Locksmith. He became a Locksmith soon after.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 sp. Jet (120 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.