Description: He likes to wear blue tank tops with brown pants. He is physically well-built. He wears his white hair down. This violet eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 500 pp. Smoky quartz (70 gp). Golden pearl (160 gp). Rose (70 gp). Black opal (1400 gp). Amethyst (160 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. He has no hair. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born to a Courier, his mother struggled to pay the bills. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Religious, Poor. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 2000 gp. Sard (20 gp). Sard (20 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Lapis lazuli (11 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp). Zircon (20 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a fancy grey suit. He has done his best to style his blonde hair to look like a famous performer. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he feels kind of lost in life

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insane, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 9000 gp. Moss agate (13 gp). Alexandrite (1100 gp). Carnelian (30 gp). Emerald (1500 gp). Black star sapphire (1500 gp). Blue quartz (13 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1500 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Moss agate (13 gp). Hematite (13 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She has styled her blonde hair well, parting it to the left. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

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 uses divination through singing.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Claira abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Family. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 600 pp. Blue star sapphire (1100 gp). Golden yellow topaz (800 gp). Citrine (40 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Jet (80 gp). Iolite (40 gp). Rose (40 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (6 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized violet coat. His golden hair is lengthy. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 300 pp. Fire opal (1200 gp). Malachite (10 gp). Onyx (70 gp). Fiery yellow corundum (1200 gp). Deep green spinel (130 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Alexandrite (1200 gp). Banded agate (10 gp). Black opal (1200 gp). Rhodochrosite (10 gp).

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her skin is flawless and her green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She also has developed a complete distrust of the Guard profession.

History: She was born in the south, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the south were limited. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 11000 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His wide-brimmed hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Through the years after Rathkran was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the south. Rathkran's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Rathkran and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 7000 gp. Black pearl (600 gp). Citrine (70 gp). Banded agate (12 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (12 gp). Emerald (1600 gp). Deep blue spinel (600 gp). Hematite (12 gp). Sard (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Rose (70 gp). Brown-green garnet (40 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp).