Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat, and is pretty ugly. With a patchy golden beard and wild golden hair. His amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Oskar was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: He wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. He is physically well-built. His moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A true patriot, Ernest would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Passionate. Bonds: Adventurer, Attractive, Military, Religious. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 6000 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (300 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a grey coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a Stetson hat upon his head. He has done his best to style his chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. 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: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the south were limited. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and retire the richest man in the south

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She usually wears her brown robe and has her longsword always slung over her shoulder. Her hair is brown and very short. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Marastyr 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 Marastyr. She has achieved small success as a Crown-heir.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and balancing her hectic life and new crown-heir responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Criminal record, Job, Slave. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are blue.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are blue.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to brigands demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many brigands want him driven away; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 3'5" and wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with blue lining and desert motifs. His golden hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. His hazel eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the west. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Delebean alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Delebean was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Detective

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (900 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. She is baby faced.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. Elegant was born on a far southern forest where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Sellsword. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright white and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a great chef.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Damien was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 40 gp.