Description: This late middle aged man wears bulky tan painted plate armor and is in decent physical shape. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 8000 cp. 3 Antitoxin. 2 Thunderstones. 3 Acid flasks.

Description: He wears dull white sweaters, loose brown pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed quarterstaff, just in case. He has styled his silver hair well, parting it to the right. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of giants once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Halfling conditions. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to giants demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Tabaxi people.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Addict, Ugly, Racist. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 150 pp. A necklace of small pink pearls (3000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (800 gp).

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she is typically in her Stylist uniform. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her violet eyes peer out from beneath her top white hat.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: She was born in the south. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Stylist for the past few years.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 80 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 is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His hair is black and curly. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now mingles about in high society.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 30000 cp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'6" and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. His white hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His gray eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Bernard is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears a yellow cloak and cross-gartered green stockings. She has a very tight haircut. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Mialee is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Mialee was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Mialee was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and doesn't want to be a bounty hunter and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Poor, Family. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 80 pp. Deep blue spinel (1000 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He sports a flattop hair cut. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 50 gp. Eye agate (16 gp). Obsidian (16 gp). 3 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. He is portly but not overly obese. His red hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. 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. Simon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and his religion dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He is dressed in earthy colors with a violet and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. He has done his best to style his white hair to look like a famous performer. His eyes are likewise brown. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. 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: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 1700 gp. Old masterpiece painting (1000 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (80 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (500 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). 1 Minor magic item.