Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: His psionic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His first spouse was a Barkeep, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 130 pp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 gp). A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (40 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). A small bag of saffron. (90 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing a long, white cloak. Her black hair is matted, messy, and big. Her green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her martial abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To protect her home; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, Disease. Bonds: Guardian. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are likewise violet. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Her parents enrolled her in a Commoner school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 200 pp. Chrysoprase (80 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Star rose quartz (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp). Coral (110 gp). Black pearl (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). Violet garnet (1600 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her brown hair is well kept. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: This woman loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: She was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Sculptor work with an outfit from a few towns over. Sculptor work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 100 pp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. She keeps her long chestnut hair kept up in a rat tail. She is baby faced.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Bookbinder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bookbinder work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Flaws: Impulsive, Antagonistic, Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 270 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he tends to wear a large grey jacket. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Dain grew up listening to his mother's many stories. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature hand crossbow.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Philantrophist, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 90 pp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she wears a brown vest and prefers red and black shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She has wavy cinnamon fur. Her blue eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. She cares deeply for her spouse and does her best to make sure her guests look presentable.

History: She was raised in a forest tribe. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Butcher hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Nature, In love. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 5000 sp.

Description: He stands about 5'2" and wears a brown collared shirt and tan pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Sporting a chestnut mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. His gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is ready at a moment's notice to give into his darker urges. He is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. He often ends up burning people alive in the fires he starts.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. As a young child he wandered into the woods despite his mother's warnings against it. Afterwards he claimed he had encountered illithids who tried to eat his hand. Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Flaws: Insane, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: French accent

Possessions: Deep blue spinel (1000 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Eye agate (10 gp).

Description: She wears a white tunic with red highlights, and long grey pants that bunch up around her shoes, and carries bastard swords. She keeps her blonde hair in a pixie cut. Her blue eyes peer out from beneath her small white hat.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nikki grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nikki fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Fighting, Joker. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 1000 gp. Blue quartz (16 gp). Pink pearl (60 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (16 gp). Malachite (16 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.