Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, he wears tattered old clothes. His hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Pelaios lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Family. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 800 gp. Sapphire pendant on gold chain (2900 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (100 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her hair is short and auburn. Her eyes are gray and catlike.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the south. 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. After a long history of fighting, Ielenia and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to prove her worth to the world

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His long brown hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His eyes are silver and beady.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and a deep hatred of giants

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 90 pp. Peridot (80 gp). Tourmaline (50 gp). Chrysoprase (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear violet tank tops with brown skirt. She wears her red hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Born in the north her family was never financially stable. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor, Debt. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Jasper (50 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears tan robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a quarterstaff, but if one is not available she will default to her hand crossbow and is in decent physical shape. She has no hair. Her fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: The woman has a huge range of feeling. She will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how she will be a better person from this day on. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Selfish. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Jeweler

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

Possessions: 400 gp. Violet garnet (600 gp). Smoky quartz (80 gp). Rock crystal (80 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Half-Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many tan ritualistic tattoos. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He sports a flattop hair cut. His ears are large.

Personality: Prone to second guessing himself, he comes off as nervous. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Balimaar is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Stableman arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of specialists.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is greedy

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 gp. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She typically wears yellow cloth garments or leather armor. She wears her black hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Maynild grew up listening to her father's many stories. A serious injury left her father unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm father. She has dedicated herself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Debt. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 1700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: This late middle aged man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior and is in decent physical shape. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He is greedy; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Emotional, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. Rose (40 gp).

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His hair is white and curly. His hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting illithids, the young Pog began to lead the lost caravan. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Pog was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 500 gp. 1 Minor magic item.