Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is wearing a long, black cloak. His scarlet crest is thinning but still full. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gold.

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. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Through the years after Zedaar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Zedaar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Athletic, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 600 gp. Eye agate (14 gp). Sard (50 gp). Silver pearl (120 gp). Banded agate (14 gp). Aquamarine (1400 gp).

Description: He wears a green shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and black pants. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his halberd, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. He keeps his long red hair kept up in a rat tail. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. The war was a terrible time for him, and Astar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Astar was born with his father's beautiful face. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a son. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down.

Flaws: Mundane, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 390 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. Her red hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: Born to a Fletcher, her mother struggled to pay the bills. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Fletcher they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Cartwright, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and she wants to meet her childhood hero

Ideals: Passionate, Athletic. Bonds: Family, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. He has no hair. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Watson isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Halfling unity. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Impeccable, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Slave. Occupation: Mason

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This malnourished man wears a tan collared shirt and blue pants. He accessorizes with a red scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His black hair is still thick. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady blue eyes.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Riardon was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is content; and he seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).

Description: This northern man wears a black shirt, with a tan mid length shorts with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has no crest. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Maagog was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1400 gp. Lapis lazuli (7 gp). Banded agate (7 gp). Rich purple corundum (800 gp). Chrysoberyl (90 gp). Rhodochrosite (7 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it, and is pretty ugly. Her chestnut hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 7. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is content

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 sp. Coral (90 gp). Blue quartz (9 gp). Obsidian (9 gp). Tourmaline (90 gp).

Description: He wears a brown collared shirt and black pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red fur is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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 was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many gnolls want him driven away; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 2000 gp. A delicate brass dragon egg (40 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a long golden ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Keyleth embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Keyleth grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Keyleth. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Expand her business; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Military, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: Just what you see.