Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A serious injury left his mother unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm mother. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Debt, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Tourmaline (40 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He wears a blue Stetson hat and blue clothes. He is an epitome of beauty. He has styled his brown hair well, parting it to the right. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. 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. After a long history of fighting, Azaki and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To end his boredom.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Emerald (1300 gp). Blue sapphire (1300 gp). Jade (110 gp). Banded agate (5 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in an above average manner. His long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are hazel.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. 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: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bertram grew up listening to his mother's many stories. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Moonstone (30 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (13 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a blue shirt with thin black vertical stripes and red pants. Her red hair is greasy and uncared for. Her blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes goblins are coming to abduct people. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Mella was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her parents were killed by goblins in a raid when she was still a young child. The goblins captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1000 gp. Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a pot bellied northern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and he wants revenge against gnolls

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 7000 sp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman wears professional attire. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her hair is chestnut and curly. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Through the years after Ishte was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ishte's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. 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: A deep hatred of illithids; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 160 gp. Peridot (30 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears tattered old clothes. With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. In his 20th 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 divine powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She stands about 6'5" and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has done her best to style her brass crest to look like a famous performer. Her gold eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Detective business.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her mother was a mechanic, and taught her how to fix just about anything. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a blue coat over a grey low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. His hair is blonde and very short. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: Immeral was born with his father's beautiful face. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Roofer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Roofer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 pp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.