Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Adventurer, Poor, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 gp. Peridot (30 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His clothes are grease stained in places. His silver hair is cut short. This amber eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Religious, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 600 sp. Tourmaline (60 gp). 6 Acid flasks.

Description: She is typically in her Bather uniform. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her red hair is cut short. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her green eyes.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Bather. She has worked as a Bather like her mother before her.

Motivation: To be a Adventurer again; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Buckler. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty blue coat over it, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'8" when asserting himself. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: He hates Gnomes with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and tabaxi compassion

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: Rock crystal (80 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Rich purple corundum (500 gp). Alexandrite (900 gp).

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this northern man wears a robe, a symbol of luck around his neck, and a scimitar on his belt. His fur is black and very short. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. 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. Shivering fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1100 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (70 gp). Old masterpiece painting (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'5". He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Arnold was born with his mother's beautiful face. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Disciplined, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes giants are coming to abduct people. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Bertram hails from a village terrorized by giants. 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 was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 1700 gp. Aquamarine (1200 gp). Tourmaline (160 gp). Moonstone (80 gp). Red garnet (160 gp). Jet (160 gp). Rose (80 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears just a red suit. She has brown hair. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 130 pp. 2 Holy water.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many yellow ritualistic tattoos. He wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. His golden hair is thinning but still full. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). Sapphire pendant on gold chain (1400 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.