Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He usually wears his tan robe and has his dagger always slung over his shoulder. His red hair is thinning but still full. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his deerstalker tan hat.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He is a great chef.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. Through the years after Aramil was born, his father became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Aramil's father didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is content

Ideals: Gifted, Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears tattered old clothes. Her golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her eyes are likewise green.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Architect they were divorced and she won custody of their son. She worked as a Sellsword, and she later adopted a second son.

Motivation: She is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions; and regain custody of her son

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 280 gp.

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a grey costume with the symbols of luck on her torso. Her brown hair is singed and shortened. She has gleaming, smiling gray eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Barbena will drive conversation. Her respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to her, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, she tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in her reactions to snap at those who irritate her, Barbena is combative with any and all who dare try her patience in the slightest.

History: She was born in the east, but her parents moved at a very young age to the south. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, 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: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Extrovert, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 1600 sp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This woman wears red robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a dagger, but if one is not available she will default to her kukri, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her hair is silver and curly. Her gray unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. Philomena is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Her druidic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and to reunite with her absent mother

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she wears a white collared shirt and red skirt. She accessorizes with a white scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. Her hair is silver and very short. She has gray eyes and a white hat with a red feather.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Cartwright business.

History: She was born several months after her father was called into army service. In her 14th year, her parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Neega alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Neega was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: Many goblins want her driven away; and she wants revenge against goblins

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Greedy. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Enemies. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 160 gp. Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: An older woman who is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak, she is not a threatening figure. She has black hair. Her eyes are likewise silver.

Personality: While she acts the brute, she is far gentler than she would appear. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her mother. After coming to the age of reason, Nija took it upon herself to study the divine arts in their entirety; because of this, she was labeled a dark omen and banished from her homeland. She has never given up on her dancing dream.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 4'4". He wears grey leather gloves, a grey jacket, and tight pants, and his gloved hand is found clutching a flail. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: Whurbin was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. Whurbin abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. Being a Herbalist kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: He is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Flaws: Insomniac, Secretive. Bonds: Criminal record, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 200 sp. Lapis lazuli (5 gp).

Description: He wears bulky white painted plate armor, and he perpetually has his club ready. His blonde hair, when down, is lengthy. He has several tiny amber earrings on each ear.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Oren will drive conversation. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Extrovert. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Masterwork Light steel shield.

Description: Her left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise she appears quite healthy. She is wearing a long, yellow cloak. She has a long red ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her brown eyes.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. She always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove her into the Apothecary business.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her mother took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Apothecary for hire.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 4000 cp. Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Banded mail.