Description: He is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is physically well-built. He is bald on top and has large chestnut tufts of hair around his ears. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. He invented a lineage for himself and claims to be descended from several legendary heroes.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the west. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Immigrant. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around his neck, and a quarterstaff on his belt. His hair is auburn and curly. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He lacks moral complications. He does what he is told to by employers but not much else. He spends his money on whatever he fancies at the time.

History: Gifted from a young age, Lamlis studied abroad. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 8 years.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He sports blue clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. His eyes are brown.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born in the south, but his parents moved at a very young age to the east. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A man with a calm yet intense air about him, he is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. He has a long black beard with little hanging trinkets. His skin is flawless and his hazel eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. 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 Spice Merchant, his father struggled to pay the bills. When Ernest reached his early adolescence his Human father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. After a long history of fighting, Ernest and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Military. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 60 gp. Tiger eye turquoise (10 gp).

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. She wears a brown vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. With bright auburn hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Herleva was raised in a hard working conservative environment. She was an apprentice working in her mother's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Hunter for hire.

Motivation: To be a Shipwright again.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with black lining and desert motifs. His white hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born in the south to a Mason, Kugáluga learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Kugáluga fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture; and he is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Mason

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

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears an entirely brown suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has a very tight haircut. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She considers herself the protector of her home. She feels this is her duty and calling. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Guardian, Poor. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. Her hair is greying and her face has many wrinkles. Her violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is cool and collected. She likes to make quips and puns whenever she does anything. She also makes a point to compliment her superiors and flatter them. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Guard for hire.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This western man likes to wear ponchos typically of a light white in addition to tight pants. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length white hair. His eyes are gray.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He feeds upon the attention of others.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he wants revenge against illithids

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Enemies, Attractive. Occupation: Painter

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 110 gp.