Description: A plain young-adult woman, she is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She has black hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a shortspear and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He prefers to wear flannel. His gold crest is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are a pleasant red.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Hirrathak was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

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

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Fearful. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 150 gp. Aquamarine (300 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a red cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. 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 shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his father. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and a rival would like him out of the picture

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Insomniac, PTSD. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 50 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment, and carries crossbows. He is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around his ears. This blue eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Criminal record. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her long white hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She invented a lineage for herself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with her Assassin mother left her crippled. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and she has passion for adventuring and risk

Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 140 gp. Amethyst (150 gp). 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her pickaxe, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. She sports a flattop crest cut. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a blue feather.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Miller business.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Jheri 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. Jheri decided she wanted neither the life of her father 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. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is her passion; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: Standing 3'3", this man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). With bright black hair and a scraggly beard. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. When Roge reached his early adolescence his Halfling mother 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Logical, Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He has a large yellow mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was raised in a plains tribe. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

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 a black vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His green leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his black boots flare out at the collars. His green crest is lengthy. His gold eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Direcris was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Persistence, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Occupation: Performer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 sp.