Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears bulky green painted plate armor. His hair is cut close to his head. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Oriax lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He dropped out of school to support his sick mother, and resented it. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To pay off his debts; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Debt. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head, and a wedding ring on her right hand. Her blonde hair is braided into rings. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her blue eyes.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Some 3 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Ilanis never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her father had trained her before.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Religious. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A man of a pale complexion, he wears a simple white robe with pastel stripes complete with hood. He has no hair. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small white hat.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. 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. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Poor, Military. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This northern woman is renowned for her bright blue dresses and hats. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is cut close to her head. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is a hateful person. She taunts others and blames them for her problems. She also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She has a crush on the local Healer; and wants her loneliness to end

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. He has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to his abundance of muscles. His red hair and beard is wavy and long. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Jeweler business.

History: The child of northern immigrants he idolized his mother. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. He has worked as a Jeweler like his mother before him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Pacifist, Persistence, Optimist. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: She is lean but muscular and wears yellow painted combat armor at almost all times. Her chestnut hair is braided into rings. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She comes from a rich western family. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and she is greedy

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 40 gp. Pink pearl (40 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing green cape and mantle trimmed with soft white waves gently in the breeze. Her rusty crest is still thick. Her eyes are red.

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. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Jheri grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Spice Merchant

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

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner. With bright blonde hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. 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 father. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to her current location. 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: Wants to work out more often; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by goblins, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Sensitive. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 sp. Chrysoprase (70 gp).

Description: He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He is portly but not overly obese. His black hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his brown eyes.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is an amazing painter.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 140 gp.