Description: This man stands a little under 2'11" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing red cape and mantle trimmed with soft tan waves gently in the breeze. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His amber eyes peer out from beneath his small red hat.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: A child with a great deal of music talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Ortegar 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 Ortegar. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of philosophers.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured, and is pretty ugly. She keeps her scarlet crest in a pixie cut. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gold.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She likes to wear black tank tops with yellow skirt. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Knight work with an outfit from a few towns over. Knight work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Knight.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg.

Flaws: Shy, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 1600 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (4000 gp). Solid gold idol (300 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She wears just a white suit. Her red hair is wavy and long. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Kithri wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Wizard, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in a small plains village. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to be a carpenter again

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job, Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 7000 sp. Star ruby (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (120 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A middle-aged man, he dresses in blue turtlenecks beneath a brown coat with black slacks, and is pretty ugly. He keeps his blonde hair in a flapper bob. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Efferil embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. He has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: Efferil lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Before the accident, he was one of the most outspoken anti-Tabaxi activists. He was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Tabaxi doctor. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Masseuse they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Apothecary, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 2000 gp. Old masterpiece painting (2300 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (2300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Jeweled gold crown (4000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears long strands of jet and short tan dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. He wears his brown hair down. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. Paelias was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Paelias decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. 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 has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears skinny pants and wears a grey and yellow robe with the hood down. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. Her father disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her father, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 110 gp. Banded agate (12 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This slender woman stands about 4'10". She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. She wears her brown hair up. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Unemployed profession.

History: Andraste was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Andraste was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Sailor for hire.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. Through the years after Skoth was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Skoth's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Greedy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 80 pp.