Description: She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep blue leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She carries with her a set of flails, each one with a jet on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her tied-back hair is black. Her blue unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

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

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. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside her partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Fearful. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Priest. He is physically well-built. His brown hair is singed and shortened. His eyes are silver.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Iados grew up listening to his mother's many stories. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is his passion.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 500 sp. Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (130 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp).

Description: This man is very fat, and wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His white hair is unkempt and raggedy. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Ernest hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his dancing career. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Ernest was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. He has had some formal dancing training, and achieved minor success. He was granted arcane powers by his dying brother.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he is wracked by social anxiety

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 160 gp. 1 Silver holy symbol.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Huru embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Orcs. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: Huru hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Halfling companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Expand her business; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 1000 sp. Chrysoberyl (160 gp). Coral (160 gp).

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He is dressed in a clean tan cloak covering his clean studded leather. His golden hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. 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 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 triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He was born to a criminal king-pin and mafia family His family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. He saw this and took pride in his mother's willingness to do anything to win. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Insomniac, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he tends to wear a brown poncho over his likewise colored trousers and shirt. He has wavy lavender fur. He has copper eyes and a brown hat with a green feather.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. When he's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, he's doing dancing.

History: Born in the south to a Miner, Windy learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Miner hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Expand his business.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. She has wavy yellow fur. Her face possesses mild wrinkles. Her smile is extraordinarily sincere though she does not smile often.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by illithids. Shivering 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 has a rivalry with the church that dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a white armored body suit, with a simple blue line shooting up and back down. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her ears are large.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for her. She lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Blacksmith arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, but does not cut a very imposing figure. He walks with a slouch but will stand straight to his full 3'11" when asserting himself. His golden hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 37. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: He was born to loving parents in a slum to the west. His father took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and marry his sister to traveling adventurers

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Poor, Nature, Job. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 500 sp.