Description: 5'8" and muscular, this western man is wearing a tight white one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His hair is chestnut and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 900 pp. Zircon (80 gp). Chrysoberyl (40 gp). Sardonyx (80 gp). Black pearl (1400 gp). Citrine (80 gp). Eye agate (7 gp). Obsidian (7 gp).

Description: He wears just a black suit. He carries with him a set of rapiers, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. He is baby faced.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Ogthrak has worked very hard to control his curse. 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. Ogthrak fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Joker, Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 600 pp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a shortbow on his belt. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. This green eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with writing. He constantly tries to fill his life with writing. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Darrak was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a weaver again

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Job, Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 400 pp. Alexandrite (1100 gp). Amber (110 gp). Carnelian (50 gp). Star rose quartz (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Aquamarine (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1100 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His tied-back hair is black. His violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was granted martial powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Revenge; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 11000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (1500 gp). Jeweled gold crown (7000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (400 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Golden circlet with four aquamarines (4000 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1500 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). A detailed rose, with petals and thorns, constructed of silver and electrum (40 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (50 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled anklet (2000 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (700 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). Solid gold idol (700 gp). A roughly beaten golden orb (50 gp). A finely crafted rug of intricate, geometric designs worked with silver threading (40 gp). 1 Major magic item.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'2" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a black coat over a red low-cut shirt, and a feathered hat upon his head. His auburn hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his singing with anyone who is interested.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. The family's rival house kidnapped his sister with the intent that his sister marry their son to gain control of contested properties. 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: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Optimist, Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 1100 pp. Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1800 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp). Solid gold idol (1200 gp). Gold music box (2000 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (1600 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (1600 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (2000 gp). Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (1100 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (1200 gp). Old masterpiece painting (1800 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is a mite stocky and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her red hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: A grumpy gal she will invite people to lunch so she can critique them. Yet she still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 8000 gp. White opal (1200 gp). Brown-green garnet (70 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Citrine (20 gp). Jade (70 gp). Golden pearl (70 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Iolite (20 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1600 gp). Coral (70 gp). Coral (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp). Rose (20 gp). Hematite (4 gp). Chrysoberyl (70 gp). Sardonyx (20 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Rhodochrosite (4 gp). Azurite (4 gp). Deep blue spinel (1600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He wears long strands of ruby and short grey dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. 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 served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. In his 12th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father 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 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: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and he is greedy

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 5000 gp. Sard (70 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). White opal (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.