Description: He wears a black feathered hat and black clothes. He carries with him a set of daggers on his belt, each one with a topaz on the hilt. His bronze crest is singed and shortened. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down, and he perpetually has his glaive ready. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He has amber eyes.

Personality: While he is on the job, he is grim and serious. He understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He took after his mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, his mother taught him to defend himself. When his mother died while fighting orcs, the young Morkral began to lead the lost caravan. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: Standing 5'4", this man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has wavy black hair. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Therai was raised in a hard working conservative environment. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Brewer hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and balancing his hectic life and new brewer responsibilities is difficult

Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job, Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 1 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This eastern man is abnormally tall. He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. In his 14th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Addict, Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has moderate length blonde hair. Her gray eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She got into the Bather business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and retire the richest woman in the south

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He stands about 6'7" and wears bulky green painted plate armor. His right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His white crest is braided into rings. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: Born in the south to a Sage, Heskan learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He married young, but lost his spouse to orcs. He has worked as a Sage like his father before him.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 360 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His red leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. He has moderate length black fur. His eyes are likewise yellow. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His psionic abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Rich, Family. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: He wears a tight fitting black shirt and pants. He has moderate length bronze crest. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are red.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was raised in a island tribe. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and doesn't want to be a ploughman and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Nature, Family. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: This younger middle-aged man prefers to wear flannel, and a wedding ring on his left hand. His red hair is smooth and relatively long. He has brown eyes and a blue hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is a Merchant first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. As long as the job gets done he does not care how it got done.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has worked as a Merchant like his mother before him.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Bonds: In love, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Average lock.