Description: He wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He is physically well-built. His crest is copper and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Rathkran is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He constantly seizes attention wherever he goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. He likes to think of himself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally.

Ideals: Extrovert, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 6000 cp. 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. Her attire stands in sharp contrast to her lance, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a card on it. Her white hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Mercenary. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Ishte is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: Ishte 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. A gifted student she started as a Crown-heir, but she got bored and became a Mercenary. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: Expand her business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. Her auburn hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady hazel eyes.

Personality: Quiet and reserved she prefers to listen than to talk. She will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Dara was born the youngest of three triplets. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a daughter. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Slave, Family, In love. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Thin and wheezing

Possessions: 130 gp. Brown-green garnet (60 gp).

Description: He wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He carries with him a set of hammers on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His red hair, when down, is lengthy. His hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When Qualen reached his early adolescence his Gnome father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and retire the richest man in the east

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, she is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her hair is long and red with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small violet clips. Her half smiles and brown eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: She wears a pastel vest and prefers black and yellow shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 5'5" when asserting herself. Her beige fur is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Calm and collected, she is a well trained Healer. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Trail is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. In her 13th year, her parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Trail alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has achieved small success as a Healer.

Motivation: To be a Gardener again.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 18000 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This slender man stands about 5'3". He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a small hat to hide his balding. His green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Bookbinder. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform Unlike his family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, he wanted to work in the city. He has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: An older woman who wears a tight fitting pastel shirt and pants, she is not a threatening figure. Her yellow fur, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes are amber and beady.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk she knows how to make people feel guilty. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her childhood dream was to be a Mason, but she was a colossal failure. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Laborer for hire.

Motivation: To be a Mason again.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. She wears her blue hair up. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her broad black hat.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She has all her life been fascinated with poetry.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. 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. Jezebeth fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 20 pp.