Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a long, brown, dusty cloak. His black fur is knotted and matted. His blue eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He disdains his fellow westerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Apothecary arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Guardian, Immigrant, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 1900 sp.

Description: She is wearing a long, grey cloak. Her red hair is cut short. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Prone to second guessing herself, she comes off as nervous. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Knight business.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Disease, Shy, Antagonistic, Addict. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 30 pp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: He wears a simple white robe with black stripes complete with hood. He carries a battered axe and tarnished flail as well. He has a white handlebar mustache and slicked back white hair. His fierce amber eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. He cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist he will grow angry at them.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Altho grew up listening to his mother's many stories. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Altho fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To protect his home; and obtaining odd cultural dwarven artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Adventurer, Guardian. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This man stands a little under 5'2" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. His red fur is matted, messy, and big. His eyes are likewise green.

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. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Military. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 2000 cp. Pink pearl (140 gp).

Description: He very much looks the part of a Bricklayer. He has wavy cinnamon fur. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He is a logical person and will generally grow upset if things defy logic and science.

History: Tricking hails from a village terrorized by gnolls. Like his mother and his sister before him, after school he went straight into learning to become a Bricklayer. He struck the Bricklayer job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by gnolls, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She has a long blonde ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her amber unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She cares much about the opinion of others, both in good and in bad: when keeping in line with her opinion, she thinks highly of the other person, but when opinions clash, she can get violently argumentative. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Juliana grew up listening to her mother's many stories. A freak accident while working with her Scribe mother left her crippled. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

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

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He wears green robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a sword, but if one is not available he will default to his bow. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His fierce red eyes like to dwell on things.

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. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. 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's attracted to the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Cynical. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 5'3" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His fur is cinnamon and very short. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. His first spouse was a Bricklayer, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. After a long history of fighting, Shifting and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and doesn't want to be a detective and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Emotional, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: Azurite (6 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: Dark and lean, she is a relatively plain woman. She wears a black cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. Her black hair is braided into rings. She has silver eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: Born in the east to a Carpenter, Ishte learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Through the years after Ishte was born, her father became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the east. Ishte's father didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She struck the Carpenter job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She wants to get laid; and she's attracted to the pc

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.