Description: 5'8" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with pastel lining and desert motifs. His lavender fur is thinning but still full. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Shivering was born with his mother's beautiful face. 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. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries a battered ceremonial dagger and tarnished whip as well. His brown hair is heavily combed to the right. His eyes are gray and beady.

Personality: He is filled with cunning. He likes to feign weakness letting people think he is weak. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born in the east. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Humans in the east were limited. 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. Kody 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.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Secretive, Selfish. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 50 gp. Chalcedony (30 gp).

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he wears a green vest and prefers black and grey shirts. His boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. His chestnut hair is knotted and matted. His eyes are white and beady.

Personality: A rambunctious noisy drunk he knows how to make people feel guilty. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Guard but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Xappan was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He found a children's book about a Tiefling Sorcerer who fought for good and justice and never realised it was just a child's story. He modeled his life after the story, seeing himself destined a hero. He has dedicated himself to building a better trade route.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across her face, she wears tan trousers with grey and white striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has wavy silver hair. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She believes there is no problem she cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was raised happily, as a normal child born to her father and mother. Her father taught her the rudiments of the Dilettante arts, while her mother instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. She bought a morningstar and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She is greedy.

Ideals: Persistence, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Nature. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 11000 cp. 1 Buckler. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she wears many layers of old clothing at all times. Her hair is auburn and curly. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep her interest for a month it is impressive.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A freak accident while working with her Healer mother left her crippled. After a long history of fighting, Sarai and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and her religion dominates her actions

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Poor, Nature. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This man is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of his veins is visible when he is not flexing. His shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for him due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He believes there is no problem he cannot solve with sufficient elbow grease and persistence, if it is the best or most economic solution matters not. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Mason business.

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. 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 brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Ivellios fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Fighting, Athletic, Persistence. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame. Her hair is short and auburn. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She seems absolutely devoid of it. She stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: Cumpen hails from a village terrorized by illithids. She has had some formal writing training, and achieved minor success. She is untrained/undisciplined, which makes her dangerous.

Motivation: She's attracted to the PC; and her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Mundane, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Has a crush. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: He wears a worn and beaten armor, and he perpetually has his nunchaku ready. His blue crest is unkempt and raggedy. 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 is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. He does not trust anyone and sleeps with one eye open.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Barber hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: He's in love.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Her brown hair is wavy and long. Her green eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She can see the true alignment of people by looking at them, and uses this to pass judgement.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Secretive. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 7000 cp. Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (400 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.