Description: This man wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His black hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and balancing his hectic life and new sailor responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears a fancy tan dress. She keeps her long brown hair kept up in a rat tail. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born to a Interpreter, her mother struggled to pay the bills. A freak accident while working with her Interpreter mother left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His hair is short and purple. His eyes are likewise gold. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Mamnen was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered singing. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Mentor. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy auburn stubble. He wears a tattered pair of loose tan pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He has a hunchback. His auburn hair is braided into rings. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Peren hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Peren grew up listening to his father's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a tight fitting green shirt and pants. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gold eyes.

Personality: He hates Dragonborns with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he wants revenge against dire rats

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This slender woman stands about 6'3". She wears dark leathers with embroidery. Her black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a Stetson hat. Her eyes are silver.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She does not believe in violence as a means to an end. She is a dedicated Seamstress but believes her peers are too gung-ho.

History: A powerful brothel owner made her what she is. 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 achieved small success as a Seamstress.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and balancing her hectic life and new seamstress responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 1800 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her brown hair is long and unkept. This violet eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Being born in the west, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the west for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 600 sp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a fancy tan dress. She keeps her long white hair kept up in a rat tail. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sellsword hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 39000 sp.

Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is dressed in a clean violet cloak covering his clean studded leather. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length blonde hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. Aramil is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born in the west. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 1300 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.