Description: He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. He is portly but not overly obese. His hair is auburn and very short. His gray eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He snorts whenever he laughs or is feeling confident. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Howard was born the youngest of three triplets. His mother was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: His relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and to reunite with his absent mother

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Family. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 300 gp. 3 Smokesticks. 4 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Holy water.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has blonde hair. His eyes are gray and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He uses divination through singing.

History: Gifted from a young age, Rolf studied abroad. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. Some 10 years later his spouse died after the birth of his son. Heartbroken, Rolf never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his son whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to clean up the streets

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Sensitive, PTSD. Bonds: In love, Guardian. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She prefers to wear blue clothing when she does not wear armor. She has relatively dark skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. Her white hair is lengthy. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. 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: A child with a great deal of painting talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She sought a place where she would be rewarded solely on the merits of her skills. This search led her directly into Seamstress work with an outfit from a few towns over. Seamstress work suited her well, and with each successful project, she earned more gold and more respect from her peers. She bought a hammer and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To be a Bricklayer again; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Depressed. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Human, and stands approximately 5'3". He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look, and his gloved hand is found clutching a glaive. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He has no love for corruption and racketeering and views those as crimes of the highest magnitude.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He worked as a nervous Slave Trader and found it very stressful. He's also a talented Glassblower, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and retire the richest man in the north

Ideals: Impeccable, Justice, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He has a large grey mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His silver hair is well kept and his bushy mustache is tapered upwards at the ends. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Olunt 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 was an apprentice working in his mother's forge. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Olunt fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 330 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He has a large blue mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his green robe. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He is a Sailor first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. 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: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His childhood dream was to be a Bather, but he was a colossal failure. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids.

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Bonds: Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: 4000 cp. A delicate brass dragon egg (80 gp). Solid gold idol (600 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (300 gp).

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She has wavy blonde hair. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Lazy, Addict. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This man wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized sapphire on his left hand. His hair is cut close to his head. He wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. 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: He was born into a rich family. His first spouse was a Hunter, they had one daughter, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Hunter they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Bather, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Bather

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: She stands about 2'10" and wears red trousers with violet and brown striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her deerstalker hat is riddled with cuts and holes. Her brown eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Rose's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: The child of southern immigrants she idolized her father. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 80 gp.