Description: This malnourished man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy silver hair. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Frederick 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. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Slave, Criminal record. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: This man is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Cora 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. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Moonstone (80 gp).

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy silver crest. She wears a green cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. She has a hunchback. Her silver crest is braided into rings. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. A few years later when the south was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She tends to her Seamstress job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. She keeps her white hair in a pixie cut. Her eyes are likewise brown.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of brigands may trigger it at times.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Emma was a troubled youth. She spent her days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent her evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Emma decided she wanted neither the life of her mother nor that of the evil petty criminals she associated with. During her early adolescence, she took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. Being a Masseuse kept her interest for a while, but then she became depressed and bored. So she turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and nothing but the best is good enough for her

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty yellow coat over it. Her red hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. 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: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Sage hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Some 4 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Williamina never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, In love, Religious. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 sp. Malachite (10 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. His tied-back hair is golden. He has a dull look in his green eyes.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Cory was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and an old rival family wants him found

Flaws: Secretive, Selfish, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This dark-skinned female is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, brown shirt, and white tie. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Helja lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Spy. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: He is in excellent shape and is typically in his Sage uniform. He wears his silver hair up. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Adelard's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Adelard grew up listening to his father's many stories. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. In the meantime he has taken over work as a Sage and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 300 gp.