Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His tied-back hair is golden. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

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 uses divination through singing.

History: Varis hails from a village terrorized by drow. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 2000 gp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'1" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has wavy white crest. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She got into the Stylist business at a young age. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Stylist work with an outfit from a few towns over. Stylist work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 8000 gp. Jeweled gold crown (3000 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (1000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (2000 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Old masterpiece painting (2000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (4000 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (40 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (2000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This southern man wears just a yellow suit. His clothes are grease stained in places. He has moderate length chestnut hair. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He barks his statements quickly and with little fuss. He prefers small words and is at his heart utilitarian. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Conrad was born with his father's beautiful face. In his 20th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Terse, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 4000 gp. Moonstone (60 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Malachite (8 gp). Jade (120 gp). Jade (120 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Rich purple corundum (1500 gp). Peridot (60 gp). White opal (1500 gp). Obsidian (8 gp). Black pearl (700 gp). Lapis lazuli (8 gp). Eye agate (8 gp). Banded agate (8 gp). Azurite (8 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 3'11" and wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple brown line shooting up and back down. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gray.

Personality: She hates orcs. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a orcs raid, leaving Werydd alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by orcs. Werydd was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 12000 gp. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. His golden hair is knotted and matted. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his feathered black hat.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. Khrosh enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 pp. Golden yellow topaz (600 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Freshwater pearl (5 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). Citrine (50 gp). Violet garnet (600 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Jet (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She is typically in her Herbalist uniform. She has dyed her greying silver hair a little too much giving a sharp silver color. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from her. She is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Human in existence. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 7 years.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 1000 pp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Deep blue spinel (500 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Tourmaline (120 gp). White opal (1100 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Moss agate (15 gp). Carnelian (70 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Rhodochrosite (15 gp). Deep green spinel (120 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he wears a fancy green suit. His crest is green, silky, and of moderate length. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gold.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He uses his nature as a weapon; he likes to lead opponents to think him in distress.

History: Mreksh was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He wants to get laid; and wants his loneliness to end

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (1200 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Smoky quartz (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (150 gp). Blue quartz (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Emerald (700 gp). Red-brown spinel (150 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Black opal (700 gp). Pink pearl (150 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Iolite (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Freshwater pearl (12 gp). 1 Medium magic item.