Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has red hair. His half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). An elaborate, whalebone scrimshaw carving of intertwined orbs, each showing the legend of creation story (10 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1300 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (500 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull black iron scale mail. She carries with her a set of sickles on her belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. Her hair is short and chestnut. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Architect arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. After coming to the age of reason, Juliana 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 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 has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 27000 sp. Alexandrite (1600 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (14 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull black iron scale mail. He keeps his long green crest kept up in a rat tail. He has a dull look in his gold eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Norkruuth lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well; and regain custody of his daughter

Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Red-brown spinel (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), and is pretty ugly. Her golden hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is a Carter first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Vaina was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She has worked as a Carter like her father before her.

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

Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Job, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Mousy voice

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

Description: He wears a grey costume with the symbols of magic on his torso. His hair is always cut to a buzz. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. 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 gnolls swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a gnolls raid, leaving Brottor alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He has done his best to style his auburn hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to protect his home

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. With bright white hair. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Cora does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Cora grew up listening to her mother's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Orc companion (her 'brother'). She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature warhammer.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Military. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 700 gp. Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp).

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. His hair is brown and curly. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He comes from a rich western family. Ostracized due to the psionic powers of his oldest sister, he and his siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kyle fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 260 pp. Blue star sapphire (600 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Red spinel (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She wears a tattered pair of loose white pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Shaena was born with her mother's beautiful face. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Attractive. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.