Description: This western man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with white lining and desert motifs. His long silver hair reaches down to his waist. 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 resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. His parents divorced when he was young, and his father gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his father, who blamed him for driving them apart. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This late middle aged man typically wears black cloth garments or leather armor and is in decent physical shape. His hair, while still mostly auburn, has prominent grey streaks. His ears are large.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to his own.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. 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. Nil fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Justice, Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 10 pp. Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a green costume with the symbols of death on his torso. His white hair is heavily combed to the left. His eyes are red.

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 has a small toy that he constantly fidgets with.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His parents divorced when he was young, and his mother gained full cudstody. He was regularly beaten by his mother, who blamed him for driving them apart. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Antagonistic, Addict, Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 8000 cp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: 5'7" and muscular, this eastern woman wears just a black suit. She wears her brown hair down. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Animal Trainer 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, Anakis and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 200 gp. Cloth of gold vestments (150 gp). A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (50 gp).

Description: He wears red trousers with grey and white striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. He carries with him a set of nunchakus on his belt, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. His black hair is thinning but still full. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Fargas enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. He was an apprentice working in his father's forge. He's also a talented Weaver, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: Expand his business; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is in excellent shape and prefers to wear brown clothing when she does not wear armor. She has dyed her greying white fur a little too much giving a sharp white color. Her yellow eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Lone lived on a farm with her mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Lone 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 now spends her time doing works of charity.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Nature, In love. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. She keeps her long green crest kept up in a rat tail. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, she's a very lovable idiot. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Hethress fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Optimist, Logical. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: 4'8" and muscular, this northern man wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His silver hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His violet eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He bought a longsword and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A middle-aged woman, she is well dressed, constantly wearing a blue suit, red shirt, and brown tie, and is pretty ugly. Her hair, while still mostly chestnut, has prominent grey streaks. Her violet eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Andraste hails from a village terrorized by orcs. Her homeland was ravaged by war and she spent much of her life rebuilding it. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by orcs, and she desires to right it; and many orcs want her driven away

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 70 gp. Solid gold idol (300 gp).