Description: 6'2" and muscular, this western woman wears a black shirt, with a blue mid length skirt with blue tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. 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 is fixated on the number 73. She counts her steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. She seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty black coat over it. His hair is chestnut and very short. His ears are large.

Personality: He hates orcs. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He bought a whip and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Has a crush, Nature, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: This man dresses like a well dressed Map Maker does. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His auburn hair, when down, is lengthy. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. The war was a terrible time for him, and Thoradin does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born into a rich family. Like his father and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Map Maker. He struck the Map Maker job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Guardian, Military, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He is a husky man, who is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has moderate length red hair. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Hobart was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Hobart liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He tends to his Soapmaker job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and he has a crush on the local carter

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature, Has a crush. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 300 sp. Carnelian (40 gp). 1 Buckler.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. Ovak is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Ovak was born the youngest of three triplets. After coming to the age of reason, Ovak took it upon herself to study the arcane arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Ovak was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He is wearing a tight brown one piece outfit complete with pants, hood, and a cape. His skin is fair and his fingers are delicate and long. His hair is silver and very short. His eyes are green.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Justin was born with his father's beautiful face. While studying, he fell in love. They married and had a daughter. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: In love, Attractive, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 100 sp. Chrysoprase (60 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. He has no hair. He has amber eyes.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He never wears the same outfit twice, unless he absolutely has to.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This slender man stands about 3'8". He tends to wear a tan poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He sports a flattop hair cut. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with his opinion, he thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, he can get violently argumentative. His home and work are filled with various knick knacks he has acquired through the years. He cares a great deal for his adopted teenage son.

History: Arumawann hails from a village terrorized by orcs. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Gnomes in the east were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: A deep hatred of orcs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and he desires to right it

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His hair is brown and very short. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: Skamos speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is an amazing painter.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Skamos grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 400 gp. Finely wrought small gold bracelet (60 gp). 1 Minor magic item.