Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white crest. He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He has a hunchback. His white crest, when down, is lengthy. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. Norkruuth is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Bathin was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

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

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She is a pot bellied eastern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. Her actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as she answers to a power that mortal women fail to acknowledge.

History: Tana was born the youngest of three triplets. Through the years after Tana was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Tana's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her golden hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: Mary is a sociable creature first and foremost. She loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. She can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when brigands swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by brigands in a raid when she was still a young child. The brigands captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She would ruin relationships and cause injury. She was reprimanded several times before being given her current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: This western woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep white leather and dull green iron scale mail. Her chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. This green eyed westerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. After a long history of fighting, Blossom and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Revenge; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This slender woman stands about 3'9". She wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are violet and catlike.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Cursed with unlife at a very young age, Gurdis has worked very hard to control her curse. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Buckler.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears a green deerstalker hat and green clothes. She keeps her dark red hair in a flapper bob. Her ears are large.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Weaver. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: Pyra was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. She found a children's book about a Tiefling 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. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Expand her business; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. He has wavy red hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He hates Half-Orcs with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Interpreter but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He inherited a moderately successful company from his father. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and a strong sense of loyalty to tiefling people

Ideals: Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

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

Possessions: 5000 cp. A large tome filled with over one hundred recipes written by a former royal chef. (80 gp).

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears a suit in poor condition. It has not been laundered in sometime and has been worn in activities one would not normally wear a suit during. His red fur is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He is baby faced.

Personality: He is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Military, Nature. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp.