Description: Standing 2'10", this man wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His brown hair is long and unkept. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Stableman business.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Professionalism, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 200 sp. Sardonyx (70 gp). 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her white hair is braided into rings. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Opinionated, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Guard

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (130 gp).

Description: He is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by his earthly robes.. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His crest is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His gold eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Dazzazn speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dragonborns.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Beggar arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. 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 greedy; and he uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 700 sp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (100 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 fur is black and very short. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Animal Trainer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. While he appears to be a normal Tabaxi, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Pacifist. Flaws: Insane. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 300 sp.

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. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Vonbin liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. After a long history of fighting, Vonbin and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears a worn and beaten armor. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Orsik embodies much of what other species detest in the Dwarves. A true patriot, Orsik would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. He advanced relatively quickly due to his good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. After a long history of fighting, Orsik and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 210 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: She is in excellent shape and tends to wear a grey poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage daughter.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way east. By chance she met her sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found.

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has moderate length blonde hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Stannor was born the youngest of three triplets. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. He used his abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: To unite with his sister.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 240 gp.

Description: This fat northern woman has a bulbous nose and wears a brown small hat and brown clothes. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. She sports a flattop hair cut. She has a tattooed face.

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 often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable, Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Violet garnet (200 gp).