Description: He is a pot bellied western man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears baggy black pantaloons and a blue scarf. His crest is cut close to his head. His eyes are gold and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by dire rats. Valorean was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the dire rats.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 90 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: He wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. His gold crest has been sun bleached extensively. He has red eyes and a green hat with a violet feather.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Cook. He would ruin relationships and cause injury. He was reprimanded several times before being given his current form and forced to learn humility.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and he feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help

Ideals: Joker, Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he likes to wear tan tank tops with violet pants. His silver hair is cut short. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. Rael is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his sisters into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Rael was born the youngest of three triplets. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has worked as a Unemployed like his mother before him.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and balancing his hectic life and new unemployed responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. She has dyed her greying blue hair a little too much giving a sharp blue color. Her fierce black eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is a jovial happy person, but she is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Shax was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 6 years.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: He is an average looking southern male in his early mid-life. He wears professional attire. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. 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: Paelias hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Bellfounder work with an outfit from a few towns over. Bellfounder work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

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

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he prefers to wear flannel. He has moderate length blue hair. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: He got into the Tanner business at a young age. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Tiefling companion (his 'brother'). He then took over the family business and is one of the better Tanner for hire.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 1600 sp. Malachite (11 gp). Zircon (70 gp).

Description: She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants, but does not cut a very imposing figure. She walks with a slouch but will stand straight to her full 3'9" when asserting herself. She has shaved her head bald. Her eyes are a pleasant violet.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: The child of a Shoemaker, who enjoyed hunting, Helja was taken on many hunting expeditions. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Dwarven conditions. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and expand her business

Flaws: Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A 6'6" southern man, he wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty grey coat over it. His white hair is braided into rings. He has gray eyes and a grey hat with a red feather.

Personality: Alex speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. He is clearly well-traveled and educated. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. A few years later when the north was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the south, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (70 gp).

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her chestnut hair is long and unkept. She has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: She likes to fabricate stories about her past exploits and how crazy she is, but in actuality she is rather bland. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Recently the stress of being a Carter has made it difficult for her to sleep.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane, Insomniac. Bonds: Job, Criminal record. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.