Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has no hair. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: A powerful necromancer made him what he is. After coming to the age of reason, Halimath took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears a white shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and white pants. She has a hunchback. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Dwarves. His skin is light but he possesses many black ritualistic tattoos. He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His hair is white and very short. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. 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 son.

History: Born in the east to a Sellsword, Vonbin learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Poor, Family, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 190 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This northern woman wears bulky black painted plate armor. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her moppish auburn hair is in a traditional bowl cut. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of her strength. She works very hard to maintain that gentleness. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. After a long history of fighting, Ekk and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and revenge

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 1800 sp.

Description: Standing 3'1", this woman dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a pastel coat with white slacks. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Euphemia 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. She has never given up on her writing dream.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: This younger middle-aged man has a large pastel mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his violet robe, and a wedding ring on his right hand. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep copper.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. He is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. He haggles over everything, upselling his goods and buying cheap. He is persistent in everything.

History: He was born in the west. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy. Bonds: In love, Immigrant. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She sports green clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. She has done her best to style her red hair to look like a famous performer. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. 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: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. Now she works as a dancing tutor during her time off.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Logical, Artistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: Chalcedony (40 gp).

Description: This late middle aged man wears a fancy brown suit and is in decent physical shape. He keeps his black hair in a flapper bob. His half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Duergath fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's in love; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 2400 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Buckler. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: She was born in the north. A gifted student she started as a Bellfounder, but she got bored and became a Blacksmith. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Disease, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 700 sp.