Description: This dark-skinned male wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His blonde hair is matted, messy, and big. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his 16th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Khrosh fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Sensitive, Fearful. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Painter

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

Possessions: 900 sp.

Description: This fat western man has a bulbous nose and is wearing a long, blue cloak. His skin is also unnaturally pale. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Tharivol is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Tharivol was born the youngest of three triplets. His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The father sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his father's willingness to do anything to win. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Knight

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

Possessions: 130 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: She stands about 4'2" and wears a worn and beaten armor. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. She has moderate length white hair. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Vonana was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Expand her business; and balancing her hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed, Racist. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: The woman speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. She seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if she got out from a pool a few moments ago. She dresses in violet turtlenecks beneath a blue coat with pastel slacks. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: This woman loves singing and to teach people singing more than just about anything. She is skeptical of what others tell her and is slow to trust.

History: Ermina was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Her first spouse was a Animal Trainer, they had one daughter, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She's also a talented Animal Trainer, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 10000 cp.

Description: She wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. She carries a battered nunchaku and tarnished greatsword as well. Her moppish black hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She worked as a nervous Bricklayer and found it very stressful. Recently the stress of being a Bricklayer has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Selfish. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: This malnourished woman wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her head has been shaved. Her eyes are a pleasant green.

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 terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Like her mother and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Bounty Hunter. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and balancing her hectic life and new bounty hunter responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: 6'4" and muscular, this northern man wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. His green crest is lengthy. He has several tiny aquamarine earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born into a rich family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and money/treasure

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 70 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is dressed in an above average manner. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: This man loves dancing and to teach people dancing more than just about anything. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. A freak accident while working with his Herbalist father left him crippled. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Artistic, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 cp. Tourmaline (100 gp).

Description: She wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 2'11" when asserting herself. Her chestnut hair is greasy and uncared for. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Dell was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 8 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Dell never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle.

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Enemies, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 100 gp.