Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His skin is also unnaturally pale. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He has blue eyes.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Barrister. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 140 pp. Pink pearl (120 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (15 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Sardonyx (40 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He prefers to wear flannel. He has dyed his greying white hair a little too much giving a sharp white color. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was born in the south. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He bought a hand crossbow and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Impulsive, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 1100 pp. Blue quartz (5 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Azurite (5 gp). Peridot (40 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His head has been shaved. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out south to avoid the crime he committed. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He's in love; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 gp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (900 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered yellow stockings. His copper crest is greasy and uncared for. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. 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 has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 11000 sp. Jeweled electrum ring (4000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (900 gp).

Description: He wears a fancy blue suit. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his broad blue hat.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. A gifted student he started as a Farmer, but he got bored and became a Bather. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bather for hire.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Cynical, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 4000 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A pair of blacksmith’s puzzle; each has a pair of interlocked iron designs that users try to take apart and put back together (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He carries a battered morningstar and tarnished sickle as well. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Naeris is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Naeris was born in the south. At a young age he loved to build and create. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 16000 sp. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with Stetson hat. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: Anne is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This western man is abnormally tall. He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. His white hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has green eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He speaks before he thinks and is too direct. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the west were limited. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to prove his worth to the world

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20000 sp. Jade (150 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp).

Description: This malnourished man wears professional attire. He keeps his long purple hair kept up in a rat tail. His black eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: Thamuz was born with his mother's beautiful face. He has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Sensitive, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 4000 cp.