Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He sports a flattop hair cut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is always cheerful, even with a hangover, and is always willing to go through all sorts of trouble to help his friends. He considers everything a fun event and doesn't hold grudges. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A stocky darker skinned man, he prefers to wear black clothing when he does not wear armor. His hair is auburn, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: Grisha was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and money/treasure

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Job, Debt, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 80 pp. 3 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Orc, and stands approximately 5'8". He tends to wear a white poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt, and his gloved hand is found clutching a whip. He has golden hair. His ears are large.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Ghûra isn't afraid of most anything. He has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his mother. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. He left for the east, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This northern man is abnormally tall. He dresses in white turtlenecks beneath a black coat with green slacks. His whole body is exceptionally muscular. He sports a flattop hair cut. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He takes great joy in being the best Spice Merchant in town.

History: He got into the Spice Merchant business at a young age. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Spice Merchant responsibilities is difficult; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Immigrant, Attractive, Job, Religious. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 140 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: This northern man wears skinny pants and wears a violet and black robe with the hood down. His clothes are grease stained in places. His blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines brown.

Personality: Heian is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: He was born in the north, but his parents moved at a very young age to the south. Heian was born on a far northern mountains where he grew up under the tutelage of his mother, an expert Stableman. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and he feels kind of lost in life

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a brown coat. He keeps his golden hair in a pixie cut. He has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Geoffrey wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: The child of a Animal Trainer, who enjoyed hunting, Geoffrey was taken on many hunting expeditions. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 290 gp.

Description: This slender man stands about 4'5". He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light brown in addition to tight pants. His broad hat is riddled with cuts and holes. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved.

Ideals: Optimist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Bather

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 140 gp. Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (400 gp).

Description: She stands about 4'9" and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her chestnut hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: She got into the Marshal business at a young age. A few years later when the east was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized topaz on her left hand. She has a very tight haircut. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is a sleazy, sleazy gal. She has no qualms about using her powers of suggestion to get people to do what she wants. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 120 pp.