Description: 5'8" and muscular, this southern man wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His blue hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are red and beady.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Raam was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered writing. 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. Raam 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; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 16000 cp. Hematite (13 gp).

Description: This eastern man wears a robe, a symbol of death around his neck, and a shield on his belt. His clothes are grease stained in places. His brown fur is long and unkept. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Tabaxis in the east were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This man is very fat, and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He wears his brass crest up. His eyes are red and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He can't help but pocket interesting objects he comes across

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Beggar. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: To be a Adventurer again; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 130 gp. Eye agate (11 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she prefers to wear flannel. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is quite rude, and likes to deride her opponents skill and shout insults at them. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Seraphina was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she's looking for her big break

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 180 gp. Red-brown spinel (120 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. He has dyed his greying black crest a little too much giving a sharp black color. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. Pandjed enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has worked as a Tailor like his father before him.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 120 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (80 gp).

Description: This woman is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her blonde hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Fallthra lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since her father passed away years ago, her mother had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: To unite with her brother; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job, Attractive. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This man wears a red shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and violet pants, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His tied-back hair is chestnut. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Bundrigo liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He has since married many spouses, only to have them die. He claims to not be responsible.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, In love. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He is physically well-built. His hair is short and brown. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is a Armorer first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Kairon was born the youngest of three triplets. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Insomniac, Fearful. Bonds: Job, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a tan coat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has a long brown beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: Zook is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is used to getting what he wants. In part because he is a meticulous planner.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. 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. 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: He loathes his own lifestyle; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 120 gp.