Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a fancy black suit. His purple hair is braided into rings. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: Mantus hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born into a rich family. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Military, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a yellow collared shirt and green pants. He accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born to a Sage, his father struggled to pay the bills. 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: He loathes his own lifestyle; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants. He carries a battered shortbow and tarnished spear as well. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this western guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. In his 12th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Thoradin alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Revenge; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 40 gp. Alexandrite (200 gp). Jade (110 gp).

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. She has wavy cinnamon fur. This yellow eyed southerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She does not care much for physical appearances, nor does she care much for other people. She does however care about what she wants and getting it. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: Flame lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Her first spouse was a Weaver, they had one son, but her spouse won total custody. Without her spouse to temper her she grew out of control. She ran away from her former home and has been making her living as a Blacksmith for the past few years.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Job. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her golden hair is well kept. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Ilanis lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. 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. When she grew older, she became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. She began work as a mercenary for hire. She would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, blue shirt, and green tie. She carries a battered lance and tarnished rapier as well. She wears her chestnut hair down. She is baby faced.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. The war was a terrible time for her, and Lilith does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Lilith grew up listening to her father's many stories. 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 now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Fighting, Optimist. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She wears a tan armored body suit, with a simple red line shooting up and back down. She has a hunchback. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents were killed by dire rats in a raid when she was still a young child. The dire rats captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants revenge against dire rats; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 300 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears bulky brown painted plate armor. Her chestnut hair is thinning but still full. She has amber eyes.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Guard.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and regain custody of her son

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Job, Poor, Family. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 sp. White pearl (160 gp). 1 Breastplate.

Description: 6'9" and muscular, this northern man wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His brown fur is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue and catlike.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 88. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of gnolls once and for all.

History: Born in the north his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Doctor hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 350 gp.