Description: A 3'0" northern man, he wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. He sports a flattop hair cut. His eyes are brown.

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 does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of orcs may trigger it at times.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Shipwright 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. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by orcs. Oren was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the orcs.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. Her tied-back hair is golden. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Euphemia will drive conversation. The war was a terrible time for her, and Euphemia does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature club.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life.

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Insomniac, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 120 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His amber eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Theren grew up listening to his father's many stories. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: Retire the richest man in the north; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Enemies, Criminal record, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She is renowned for her bright black dresses and hats. Her silver hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a top hat. Her red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Ostracized due to the druidic powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Tieflings became a terror of the countryside. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Criminal record. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 2700 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: She sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. Her copper crest is thinning but still full. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

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. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of goblins once and for all.

History: Burana was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her mother was employed at, doing general labor. As a young child she wandered into the woods despite her mother's warnings against it. Afterwards she claimed she had encountered goblins who tried to eat her hand. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She wears bulky grey painted plate armor. Her chestnut hair is well kept. Her half smiles and gray eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is calm most of the time but flees social interaction. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Emma grew up listening to her father's many stories. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Malachite (5 gp).

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is light but he possesses many white ritualistic tattoos. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. He keeps his auburn hair in a pixie cut. His half smiles and amber eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

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. Himo abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

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

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. He has a very tight haircut. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He swings through moods quickly. One moment he is cool and collected, the next he is carried away by passions. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Ar-Pratu was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Ar-Pratu decided he wanted neither the life of his mother nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Family. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 16000 cp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Jade (160 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She is wearing a tight grey one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. She sports auburn long hair. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Butcher born in the past three hundred years. She uses her nature as a weapon; she likes to lead opponents to think her in distress.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. A gifted student she started as a Bather, but she got bored and became a Butcher. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Disease, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 260 gp.