Description: A 3'5" southern man, he tends to wear a large tan jacket. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy blonde hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Qualen is depressed about a lot of things. He tends to be a nihilist. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. His mother was a soldier and died while he was still young. Qualen was left his mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He feels kind of lost in life; and he made a deal with a demon which lead to his current lot in life, and he's becoming increasingly nervous about it

Flaws: Depressed, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Debt. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She wears many layers of old clothing at all times. She is physically well-built. She has dyed her greying dark red hair a little too much giving a sharp dark red color. Her eyes are likewise red.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. While she appears to be a normal Tiefling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Optimist, Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 900 sp. Pink pearl (50 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears just a black suit. She sports a flattop hair cut. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. She does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in the west to a Knight, Yevelda learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She's also a talented Shepherd, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Job, In love. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: He is lean but muscular and wears a tight fitting yellow shirt and pants. His black hair is lengthy. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: Balimaar was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bather they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Seamstress, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Religious. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. Her rusty crest is thinning but still full. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Chassath was born into a poor family. Growing up, she dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to her family’s name. When she came of age, she applied for a position with her town's local guard, looking to work her way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her necromantic talents. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Amethyst (130 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized red coat. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes dart from person to person.

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. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing writing.

History: He was raised by priests from a young age. Hobart was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Hobart decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. During his travels, Hobart and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Hobart discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Hobart fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Ideals: Opinionated, Artistic. Bonds: Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (600 gp). Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears professional attire. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His amber eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. He is underhanded and not above using his wealth and body to get others to do his bidding.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his mother and father. His mother taught him the rudiments of the Mason arts, while his father instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He helped his mother out around the business and became quite the natural. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: Expand his business; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a grey coat over a brown low-cut shirt, and a wide-brimmed hat upon his head. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His violet unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He's also a talented Fisher, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: His spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 pp.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her rusty crest is slicked back into a classic pompadour. Her eyes are gold.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Born in the north to a Banker, Pogranix learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She worked as a nervous Banker and found it very stressful. She has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Banker.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 600 sp.