Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is dressed in an above average manner. His silver hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was born at the edge of vast island. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He bought a greataxe and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it; and doesn't want to be a ploughman and was forced into it by his family

Bonds: Attractive, Family, Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 600 sp. Freshwater pearl (11 gp).

Description: This woman wears a grey cloak and cross-gartered pastel stockings. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. She sports a flattop hair cut. Her eyes are violet and beady.

Personality: She hates Dwarves with a passion. As such she is filled with self loathing. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born in a small forest village. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. She bought a longbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a tattered pair of loose grey pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. Her hair, while still mostly brown, has prominent grey streaks. She has green eyes.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She lacks restraint and is impulsive. She jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Mercenary. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and obtaining odd cultural human artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and white, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

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 is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes him no end of embarrassment.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Locksmith arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. At a young age his father died while driving off some orcs. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in shortspear use. 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: A strong sense of loyalty to Dragonborn people; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful, Racist. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears black trousers with blue and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has no hair. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He has two modes he varies between. On the job he is cold, steely and emotionless. Off the job he is a party animal. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. In his 18th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Bowyer for hire.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Job. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 2900 sp. 4 Acid flasks. 3 Smokesticks.

Description: He is a pot bellied southern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears black leather gloves, a black jacket, and tight pants. His crest is silver, silky, and of moderate length. His fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the south. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: The child of a Scribe, who enjoyed hunting, Nithther was taken on many hunting expeditions. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Nithther grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Nithther. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: He will attempt to ambush and attack anyone he thinks he can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, he will try to sell them to his slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Athletic, Pacifist. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: A stocky darker skinned woman, she wears a brown shirt, with a black mid length skirt with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is short and brown. Her eyes are green and beady.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Melissa was raised in a hard working conservative environment. Melissa liked to wander the woods near her home when she was young, something she still likes to do at least once a week. She never liked modest clothing or shoes, so she would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and she developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. She's also a talented Bather, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and to be a bather again

Ideals: Passionate. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Job, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He prefers to wear brown pants and tee shirts. He carries a battered greatsword and tarnished sword as well. He keeps his chestnut hair in a flapper bob. His brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: He comes from a rich western family. His childhood dream was to be a Engraver, but he was a colossal failure. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Sellsword.

Motivation: Further expansion of business.

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Job. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She keeps her long auburn hair kept up in a rat tail. This brown eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Nora grew up listening to her father's many stories. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Tiefling companion (her 'brother'). Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Logical. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 30 pp.