Description: He is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He carries with him a set of shortbows, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a long golden beard with little hanging trinkets. He has a dull look in his amber eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Rich. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 2300 sp.

Description: She wears a red shirt with thin white vertical stripes and brown pants. She carries with her a set of pickaxes, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her silver hair is braided into rings. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She bought a pickaxe and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a green shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and black pants. His red crest is singed and shortened. He is baby faced.

Personality: He will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken his opponents. Despite his formidable combat skills he remains a coward. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Quarethon fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

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

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy brown stubble. He wears blue painted combat armor at almost all times. He has a hunchback. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy brown hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before his hampering stammer kicks in. He is fiercely devoted to his father, and views his father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Frouse grew up listening to his father's many stories. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman stands a little under 4'8" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She prefers to wear flannel. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are likewise hazel.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Fearful, Addict. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her crest is red, silky, and of moderate length. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Antrara hails from a village terrorized by orcs. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Doctor for the past few years.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She prefers to wear green clothing when she does not wear armor. She has no hair. Her white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. 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: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Fortune-teller arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. After months of barely getting by, Gomory managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 10 pp. Alexandrite (300 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He wears tattered old clothes. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has brown hair. His silver eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 330 gp.

Description: This dark-skinned female wears a white coat over a violet low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. Her golden hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Bendoo grew up listening to her father's many stories. Her mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her mother was legitimate. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Shy, Forgetful, Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Religious. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 130 gp. Eye agate (7 gp).