Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). He has done his best to style his brown hair to look like a famous performer. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is a sleazy, sleazy guy. He has no qualms about using his powers of suggestion to get people to do what he wants. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. In his 15th year, his parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Beiro alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Being a Priest kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is greedy; and wants to raise his children well

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 4000 gp. Onyx (60 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Onyx (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Bloodstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Citrine (60 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Freshwater pearl (8 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She tends to wear a black poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished dagger as well. Her brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Seere isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Tiefling unity. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the west. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Superior lock. 1 Good lock.

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes are brown and catlike.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Disciplined, Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Born in the north to a Courier, Adrik learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. Like his mother and his brother before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Courier. He tends to his Courier job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Expand his business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. 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: 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 He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Amber (70 gp). Amber (70 gp). Pink pearl (70 gp). Azurite (10 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Citrine (30 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1200 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Rich purple corundum (1000 gp). Deep blue spinel (1200 gp). Onyx (30 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Moonstone (30 gp). Fire opal (1000 gp). Sard (30 gp). Bloodstone (30 gp). Red spinel (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Iolite (30 gp).

Description: This light-skinned male wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has red hair. His brown eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. 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: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He has never given up on his painting dream.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur, Artistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. He is baby faced.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Fulbar was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. Through the years after Fulbar was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Fulbar's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Fulbar and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He tends to wear a large black jacket, and carries kukris. He keeps his long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. His gray eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes orcs are coming to abduct people. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. 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 orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Religious, Job. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 600 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with grey colored cloaks and clothing. He has dyed his greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Gardain was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Wizard, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Wizard in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Halfling companion (his 'brother'). He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many brigands want him driven away

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1400 sp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.