Description: He wears a fancy yellow suit. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his quarterstaff, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a butterfly on it. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He enjoys reading and quiet.

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. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother 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. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he has a crush on the local carpenter

Ideals: Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This northern woman is abnormally tall. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her red crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. She has gleaming, smiling red eyes.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: Surina was born in the north. At a young age she loved to build and create. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Artistic, Persistence. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light pastel in addition to tight pants. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. His yellow fur is singed and shortened. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Kite was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tabaxi companion (his 'brother'). When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Regain custody of his son; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: She very much looks the part of a Healer. She has moderate length white hair. Her skin is flawless and her hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She is kind towards other women and children and will generally offer women help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to her.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Galiena was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. When she came of age, she joined a caravan that would eventually take her to the capital. She would practice along the way and, when she arrived, be apprenticed to a Healer. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Healer.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 20 gp. Azurite (15 gp).

Description: A man with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright tan and blue, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His golden hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was a soldier and died while he was still young. Erevan was left his father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. 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 wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Artistic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Rich, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 50 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (90 gp).

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He is wearing a long, tan, dusty cloak. He has a hunchback. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His ears are large.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Performer profession.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Lucan has worked very hard to control his curse. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and obtaining odd cultural elven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her fur is white and curly. She has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform 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.

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Selfish. Bonds: Slave, Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This light-skinned female typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep tan leather and dull brown iron scale mail. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. She has shaved her head bald. She has brown eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. 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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. In her 12th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Ilanis alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: She wears a worn and beaten armor. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her morningstar, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a clover on it. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: Sumnes wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: She got into the Blacksmith business at a young age. She worked as a nervous Blacksmith and found it very stressful. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 150 gp.