Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has moderate length white hair. Her half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Matilda grew up listening to her father's many stories. She found a children's book about a Human Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. She modeled her life after the story, seeing herself destined a hero. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 30 pp. Red-brown spinel (160 gp).

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Siffress's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: Tourmaline (60 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp).

Description: This slender man stands about 6'3". He wears suspenders and black workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy black leather apron most of the time. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. His eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, In love. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She sports brown long hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Jacoba embodies much of what other species detest in the Humans. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and she is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: He wears a green collared shirt and yellow pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. He carries a battered longsword and tarnished sword as well. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: He likes to brag about his accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. 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. Leucis fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 170 gp. Deep green spinel (160 gp). Silver pearl (160 gp). Deep green spinel (160 gp).

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a violet vest and prefers grey and violet shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her long auburn hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her ears are large.

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 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 studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. After a long history of fighting, Elysande and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Joker, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: She is dressed in a clean yellow cloak covering her clean studded leather. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: She is erratic and paranoid. She believes drow are coming to abduct people. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious southern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She has became unsatisfied with her lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Extrovert. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 70 gp. Obsidian (6 gp).

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. His chestnut hair is cut short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Dabbledob embodies much of what other species detest in the Gnomes. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. 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. Dabbledob fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2900 sp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it, and is pretty ugly. His crest is short and red. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Job. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 20 pp. Chrysoprase (50 gp). 1 Small steel mirror.