Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He wears a brown tunic with green highlights, and long white pants that bunch up around his shoes. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Fallond grew up listening to his father's many stories. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy; and nothing but the best is good enough for him

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Rich. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears bulky white painted plate armor. He has no hair. His eyes are likewise blue.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Hobart will drive conversation. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Slave Trader hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle.

Ideals: Extrovert, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 3000 cp. Carnelian (60 gp).

Description: She wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She has wavy white hair. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She hates illithids. She views them as having robbed her home of its proper glory. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A freak accident while working with her Beggar father left her crippled. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Vani was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She likes to wear grey tank tops with tan skirt. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a butterfly scrunchie. Her eyes are amber.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She refers to her adoptive mother for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: She was born in the west. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Gnomish companion (her 'brother'). She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Family, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: She is in excellent shape and wears a violet top hat and violet clothes. Her brown hair is well kept. Her eyes are amber and she is always smoking a pipe.

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 is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a Courier, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Mary and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He wears a simple violet robe with blue stripes complete with hood, and carries axes. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy golden hair. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Anselm liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. Recently a tribe of goblins attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Anselm fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He feels that his past leaves him morally obligated to help; and he has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Bonds: Criminal record, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman typically wears tan cloth garments or leather armor. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She wears her chestnut hair down. Her eyes are likewise hazel. Her teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Born in the south to a Banker, Mara learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her childhood dream was to be a Blacksmith, but she was a colossal failure. After a long history of fighting, Mara and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Banker

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and prefers to wear flannel. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has gleaming, smiling green eyes.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Body Guard profession.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To be a Body Guard again.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average woman, she is not imposing. She prefers to wear flannel. She has a very tight haircut. Her green eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She will rave to anyone who will listen. 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 a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. She helped her mother out around the business and became quite the natural. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 150 gp. Rose (40 gp).