Description: An older man who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying bronze crest a little too much giving a sharp bronze color. His half smiles and gold eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in the west to a Unemployed, Kaladan learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. His childhood dream was to be a Sage, but he was a colossal failure. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Passionate. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 180 gp. Jet (130 gp).

Description: She stands about 5'6" and wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. She has no fur. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His blonde hair has been sun bleached extensively. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He got into the Cook business at a young age. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 180 pp. Zircon (70 gp). Moss agate (5 gp). Banded agate (5 gp). Aquamarine (900 gp). Golden yellow topaz (900 gp). Brown-green garnet (60 gp). Eye agate (5 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a pastel shirt, with a grey mid length skirt with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: Shifting lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her daughter; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her brother

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Server

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 900 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He carries with him a set of sais, each one with a amber on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His black eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Valafar grew up listening to his father's many stories. His parents enrolled him in a Monk school at a young age so that he could practice his arcane talents. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Painter.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: A 4'0" northern man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His hair is cut close to his head. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He bought a rapier and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Nature, In love. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: This late middle aged woman is dressed in an above average manner and is in decent physical shape. She has moderate length auburn hair. Her amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her first spouse was a Beggar, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to unite with her sister

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 600 gp.

Description: She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her violet leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her long golden hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She hates dire rats. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. At a young age her father died while driving off some dire rats. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in club use. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by dire rats. Nora was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Opinionated, Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 900 gp. Moss agate (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Standing 4'11", this woman wears dark leathers with embroidery. She sports auburn long hair. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Elysande lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Elysande abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Red spinel (80 gp).