Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red crest. He prefers to wear black pants and tee shirts. He has a hunchback. His red crest has been sun bleached extensively. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Mreksh hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. Solid gold idol (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (3000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears tattered old clothes. His crest is white and curly. He has gold eyes.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Dazzazn was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Dazzazn was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Passionate, Joker, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Freshwater pearl (7 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a paragon of her species. She is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. Her skin is light but she possesses many blue ritualistic tattoos. She is typically in her Miner uniform. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Dwarf in existence. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Miner.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and expand her business

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 4000 cp. Jade (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). Golden pearl (50 gp).

Description: This malnourished man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His hair is short and white. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Courier born in the past three hundred years. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. At a young age his mother died while driving off some goblins. His father being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in halberd use. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears skinny pants and wears a white and black robe with the hood down. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: His druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. Ûshgol was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ûshgol decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 5 years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by brigands, and he desires to right it; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 sp. Gold music box (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Korfel isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Elven unity. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Korfel hails from a village terrorized by illithids. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 900 gp. Chrysoprase (20 gp). Black pearl (200 gp). Violet garnet (200 gp). Red-brown spinel (40 gp). Freshwater pearl (13 gp).

Description: He is a mite stocky and has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. He has gleaming, smiling brown eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Elaim isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Dwarven unity. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Elaim was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (16 gp). Azurite (16 gp).

Description: She stands about 6'0" and is renowned for her bright green dresses and hats. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is still thick. She has a dull look in her red eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. After coming to the age of reason, Astaro took it upon herself to study the necromantic arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Justice, Gifted. Bonds: Religious, Rich. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Superior lock.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a black armored body suit, with a simple grey line shooting up and back down. Her hair is blonde, silky, and of moderate length. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She hates drow. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Volen was born with her father's beautiful face. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and she desires to right it.

Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 300 gp.