Description: This younger middle-aged man wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His long white hair reaches down to his waist. His amber eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. He is an amazing painter.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ishmoz fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is content.

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, Mundane. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 sp. Silver chalice with lapis lazuli gems (90 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has wavy red crest. His eyes are a pleasant gold.

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 big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. Ghesh was born on a far southern plains where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Doctor. Now he works as a writing tutor during his time off.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Slave, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 80 gp. Red garnet (140 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Fistula embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She is an amazing painter.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Fistula was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. After a long history of fighting, Fistula and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 110 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a grey suit, tan shirt, and black tie. He carries with him a set of scythes on his belt, each one with a opal on the hilt. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his mother.

History: He was born into a rich family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 20 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Bounty Hunter. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: A powerful necromancer made her what she is. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered writing. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: A strong sense of loyalty to Dwarven people; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has a long red beard with little hanging trinkets. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Gnomish culture. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: Ernest was born with his mother's beautiful face. In his 15th 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 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 wracked by social anxiety; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Attractive. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her auburn hair is well kept. Her skin is flawless and her brown eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is a Tanner first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. The war was a terrible time for her, and Murgen does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Murgen was born with her mother's beautiful face. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: He has a missing left arm. He tends to wear a red poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Hupe was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hupe decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 140 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He is typically in his Bookbinder uniform. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Thervan hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his writing career. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born in the east. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bookbinder. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 300 sp.