Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he wears dull green sweaters, loose white pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed longbow, just in case. His long silver crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has red eyes.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. His philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Sage again; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease, Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she wears a simple tan robe with black stripes complete with hood. Her red hair is still thick. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family Her childhood dream was to be a Architect, but she was a colossal failure. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor.

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. Her red fur is greasy and uncared for. Her copper eyes peer out from beneath her wide-brimmed brown hat.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. Her parents died when she was young, and she was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Aura grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Aura. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She has comitted a past crime that haunts her to this day.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She wears a colorful flower in her orange fur. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. She takes great joy in being the best Adventurer in town.

History: Born in the north to a Adventurer, River learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Job, Debt. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: Red garnet (60 gp).

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. She is bald on top and has large black tufts of hair around her ears. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She is content; and to find somewhere to settle down

Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Mundane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep black leather and dull grey iron scale mail. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has dyed his greying bronze crest a little too much giving a sharp bronze color. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 12 years.

Motivation: He wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Greedy. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and tends to wear a black poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. His hair is dark red and very short. His gold eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family He moved out north to avoid the crime he committed. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Persistence, Impeccable. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 800 sp. An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this northern woman is well dressed, but even with her fine clothing she looks run-down. Her moppish red hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 6'0". He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep green leather and dull black iron scale mail. His white hair is singed and shortened. His silver eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents were killed by illithids in a raid when he was still a young child. The illithids captured him, and made him a slave and general play-thing. He was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to his deformed appearance. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Zephan was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 390 gp. Silver comb with moonstones (200 gp). 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.