Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He is typically in his Cook uniform. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His golden hair is heavily combed to the left. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Vondal 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 has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His childhood dream was to be a Painter, but he was a colossal failure. He's also a talented Painter, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Cook responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Extrovert, Artistic. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Slave. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Magnifying glass.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, and is pretty ugly. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her ears are large.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Animal Trainer arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Like her mother and her brother before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Animal Trainer. She now owns her own business.

Motivation: She loathes her own lifestyle; and she feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Terse, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears a tattered pair of loose brown pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 4'5" when asserting himself. His chestnut hair is still thick. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: Einkil 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 has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: Einkil lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. While he appears to be a normal Dwarf, 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 got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A stocky lighter skinned man, he wears tattered old clothes. His chestnut hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. He likes to tell stories.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he feels threatened by others

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 1 Good lock.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'8". He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light tan in addition to tight pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a morningstar. His moppish white hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His gray eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. 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. Broce fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Artistic, Fighting. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, she has a hard time making friends. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Torbera hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies. Occupation: Doctor

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: Standing 6'1", this man prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He wears his brass crest up. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Fletcher arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Secretive, Shy, Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 10 pp. Jade (80 gp).

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears baggy blue pantaloons and a tan scarf. His golden hair is long and unkept. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Mortician arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and to be a herbalist again

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She wears a white shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and white pants. She has a hunchback. Her moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. Her ears are large.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She is accommodating to her spouse and as such limits her hospitality. She is brave and levelheaded in the face of danger and has proven herself a capable leader.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her mother. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, In love, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 40 pp.