Description: This slender man stands about 6'4". He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He wears his gold crest up. He is baby faced.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Shedinn was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Shedinn abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 gp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (70 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: She has a missing left leg. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating she would invite many more into her home than her spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nora studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she is greedy

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (9 gp). Freshwater pearl (9 gp). Rhodochrosite (9 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Humans. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. He has a long silver beard with little hanging trinkets. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: Henry was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich, Slave. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 90 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He stands about 3'11" and wears a grey armored body suit, with a simple black line shooting up and back down. His left leg appears badly burned and disfigured. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a feathered hat. His fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the east; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 130 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (300 gp).

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her chestnut hair is cut short. Her half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is fixated on the number 53. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Born to a Tailor, her mother struggled to pay the bills. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Jasper (20 gp).

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She tends to wear a large tan jacket. Her hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. Her gray eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Ulla was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Ulla abandoned her home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. She survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. She did whatever it took for her to survive. In the meantime she has taken over work as a Apothecary and occasionally as a mercenary.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Insane. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His hair is chestnut and very short. His blue eyes peer out from beneath his wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: He hates drow. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Average lock. 1 Average lock. 1 Masterwork manacles.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned 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. Her chestnut hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She resents people who mock her appearance or her, so she has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she seems to be bored by most things

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Impulsive, Mundane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy wooden shield.

Description: A moderately attractive man, he wears a tight fitting white shirt and pants. He wears his blonde hair up. He has a dull look in his violet eyes.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From his teen years he was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on him. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against orcs; and revenge

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: German accent

Possessions: Just what you see.