Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has moderate length black hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Nelkin's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. 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: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 100 gp. Rock crystal (60 gp). Blue star sapphire (1300 gp). Lapis lazuli (13 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a hand crossbow, but if one is not available she will default to her trident. Her hair is short and silver. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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 Tiefling in existence. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. At a young age her father died while driving off some illithids. Her mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train her in trident use. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 140 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (600 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (900 gp).

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He sports a long chestnut beard, and similarly colored long hair. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the west were limited. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Obsidian (13 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This light-skinned male wears a grey costume with the symbols of death on his torso. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Delg was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student he started as a Cartwright, but he got bored and became a Tailor. He got money to start a business from the gang present in town. He is greatly indebted to them.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. if successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Debt, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 130 gp. Jet (50 gp). Jade (50 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her scarlet crest is braided into rings. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Herbalist. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her divine talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She always admired divine-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: To be a Miner again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: She wears baggy red pantaloons and a black scarf. With wild chestnut hair. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She misses her home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and money/treasure

Bonds: Attractive, Guardian, Immigrant, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 500 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This malnourished man wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. He keeps his long yellow fur kept up in a rat tail. His green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with singing. He constantly tries to fill his life with singing. He is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Edge has worked very hard to control his curse. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 pp. Gold music box (4000 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears dark leathers with embroidery. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Raymond was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her bow with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. She is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around her ears. Her gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered singing. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Shy, Lazy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 300 gp. Eye agate (13 gp). Rose (30 gp). Alexandrite (800 gp).