Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered brown stockings. He wears a deerstalker hat to hide his balding. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He is witty, but his monotone delivery comes off as unnerving His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Frouse is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is content

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Average lock.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with deerstalker hat. He carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished spear as well. He has styled his chestnut hair well, parting it to the right. His violet eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. When Peren reached his early adolescence his Elf 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. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Peren 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 he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave, Military. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 500 sp. Lapis lazuli (11 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a axe on her belt, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'8" when asserting herself. She has slicked back blonde hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. 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 was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Ostracized due to the necromantic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Half-Elves became a terror of the countryside. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist, Logical, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He keeps his red hair in a flapper bob. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. 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: Peren 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. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Marry his brother to traveling adventurers; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He wears suspenders and white workpants. His shirt is grey, and he wears a heavy white leather apron most of the time. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Weaver.

Motivation: Revenge.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears skinny pants and wears a green and tan robe with the hood down. His hair is short and dark red. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

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. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Balam is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Persistence, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 180 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She wears her golden hair down. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends she is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy herself. She has all her life been fascinated with music.

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the east. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Orcs in the west were limited. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She made a deal with a demon which lead to her current lot in life, and she's becoming increasingly nervous about it; and to pay off her debts

Ideals: Joker, Artistic, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Debt. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 10 pp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has red hair. His eyes are hazel and beady.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: Born to a Barber, his father struggled to pay the bills. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. Being a Roofer kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Standing 2'8", this woman is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Adventurer. Her silver hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. She has a dull look in her violet eyes.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Adventurer. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: To be a Merchant again.

Ideals: Joker, Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 350 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Golden pearl (90 gp).