Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He wears grey painted combat armor at almost all times. His hair is brown and curly. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

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. A true patriot, Barendd would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Barendd was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 6000 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Jeweled gold crown (8000 gp). Jeweled anklet (1000 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (400 gp). An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (60 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (800 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (90 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears skinny pants and wears a red and tan robe with the hood down. She wears her golden hair up. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. In her 16th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her father impaled in their home, and her mother beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

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

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Disease, Insomniac. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 15000 gp. Black opal (1300 gp). Black opal (1300 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Chalcedony (60 gp). Zircon (60 gp). Deep blue spinel (1500 gp). Amethyst (120 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Coral (120 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Black pearl (1500 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Jet (120 gp). White pearl (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Aquamarine (1500 gp). Amber (120 gp). Hematite (11 gp). Alexandrite (1500 gp). Rock crystal (60 gp). Golden yellow topaz (1500 gp). Star ruby (1300 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Eye agate (11 gp). Banded agate (11 gp). Black star sapphire (1300 gp). Peridot (60 gp). Chrysoberyl (120 gp). Freshwater pearl (11 gp). Violet garnet (1500 gp). Amber (120 gp). Sardonyx (60 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he very much looks the part of a Tanner. He wears a deerstalker hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. The war was a terrible time for him, and Kyle does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. When Kyle reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and balancing his hectic life and new tanner responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1100 pp. Fire opal (1000 gp). Aquamarine (400 gp). Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Golden yellow topaz (400 gp). Chalcedony (40 gp). Star rose quartz (40 gp). White opal (1000 gp). Red spinel (160 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (8 gp). Blue quartz (8 gp). Hematite (8 gp). Alexandrite (400 gp). Pink pearl (160 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp).

Description: The dark-skinned woman stands 4'0" and is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. Her black hair is wavy and long. She has a dull look in her brown eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to gnolls demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She would like to get married and retire; and she wants to get laid

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Rich, In love, Slave, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 10000 gp. A roughly beaten golden orb (150 gp). Finely wrought small gold bracelet (30 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 has dyed his greying black hair a little too much giving a sharp black color. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Zaffrab fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Insane, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 9000 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp). Rose (60 gp). Jade (40 gp). Golden pearl (40 gp). Rose (60 gp).

Description: She wears an entirely violet suit with black socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Gifted from a young age, Vaina studied abroad. Over the years she perfected her riding and shooting skills. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Addict, Hedonist, Insomniac. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (40 gp). Solid gold idol (800 gp). Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (40 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (900 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1000 gp). Gold music box (3000 gp). A necklace of small pink pearls (6000 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: An older man who wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress), he is not a threatening figure. His white hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His ears are large.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 4000 gp. Aquamarine (700 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Sard (50 gp). Sardonyx (50 gp). Deep blue spinel (700 gp). Rock crystal (50 gp). Red garnet (130 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (7 gp). Golden yellow topaz (700 gp). Sard (50 gp). Alexandrite (700 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Rose (50 gp). Silver pearl (130 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). Azurite (7 gp). Emerald (600 gp). Jet (130 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Iolite (50 gp). Blue quartz (7 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Bloodstone (50 gp). Violet garnet (700 gp). 1 Medium magic item.