Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He has moderate length brown hair. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic man, Grom's first love is himself. His second love is also himself. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. 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: He doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Sculptor

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. She carries with her a set of daggers on her belt, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. Sporting a red mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are violet.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. 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. Carlin fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 40 gp. Carnelian (40 gp). Moss agate (16 gp).

Description: This woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on her left hand. Her brown hair is thinning but still full. Her fierce silver eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. A fanatic, her devotion to her small selection of gods is unquestionable. She claims to be doing their will and will base all her actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Shava grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Shava. After months of barely getting by, Shava managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 2000 cp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a grey collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She has wavy brown hair. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and marry her brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Military, Family, Has a crush. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This late middle aged man wears bulky yellow painted plate armor and is in decent physical shape. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: This man loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered painting. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and he is content

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a pastel coat. Her fur is orange, silky, and of moderate length. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She is an amazing painter.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her divine talents. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He stands about 5'4" and wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His auburn hair is singed and shortened. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Body Guard arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A 6'7" eastern man, he wears professional attire. He keeps his silver crest in a pixie cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Fax was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge.

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Immigrant. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her red hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her violet eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Melissa has worked very hard to control her curse. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and a deep hatred of gnolls

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 60 gp.