Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized emerald on his left hand. His black hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is obsessed with his god.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 320 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His hair is chestnut and very short. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Masseuse but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. Bertram 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 been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Military, Nature. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: Peridot (60 gp).

Description: This malnourished woman is dressed in earthy colors with a blue and pastel handkerchief worn on her right side. Her black hair is still thick. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

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 is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Leshanna was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Some 2 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Leshanna never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, In love. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 3000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is renowned for his bright violet suits and hats. Sporting a blonde mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Disciplined, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. Amethyst (80 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp).

Description: She stands about 3'11" and wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady violet eyes.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: Audhild was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Half-Elven companion (her 'brother'). She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and obtaining odd cultural half-elven artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 cp. Hematite (6 gp).

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, he wears just a tan suit. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy black hair. He has blue eyes and a tan hat with a black feather.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage daughter.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather. His silver hair is cut short. His hazel eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. 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: Money/treasure; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Philantrophist, Artistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 300 sp. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: An older man who wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during, he is not a threatening figure. He is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around his ears. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Bookbinder born in the past three hundred years. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student he started as a Courier, but he got bored and became a Bookbinder. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: To be a Courier again; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job, Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1000 cp. Sard (40 gp).

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a fancy pastel suit. His brown fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. He has copper eyes and a pastel hat with a brown feather.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He is accommodating to his spouse and as such limits his hospitality. He is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven himself a capable leader.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. A freak accident while working with his Baker mother left him crippled. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Pelt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, In love. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 360 gp.