Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his ceremonial dagger with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his Stetson violet hat.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern 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: Cory hails from a village terrorized by illithids. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant, Family, Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when he can avoid it. His hair, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are a pleasant amber.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Bricklayer. He has achieved small success as a Bricklayer.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Disciplined, Optimist. Flaws: Fearful, Mundane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Amber (110 gp).

Description: This woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her brown hair is still thick. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Mara embodies much of what other species detest in the Half-Elves. She disdains her fellow westerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Disease, Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Military, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: Iolite (60 gp).

Description: This slender woman stands about 5'2". She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She keeps her long black fur kept up in a rat tail. She has several tiny opal earrings on each ear.

Personality: She snorts whenever she laughs or is feeling confident. Further she is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: She is a Lamia in disguise. While she appears to be a normal Tabaxi, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Flaws: Addict, Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. His long red hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Deceptive and manipulative this eastern guy figured out how to best use his charms to convince people to do what he wants. The occasional robbery is his preferred attention getting crime, but he mainly uses his means for meeting his own perverse desires.

History: Vonbin was born with his father's beautiful face. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

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: Entrepeneur, Athletic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she typically wears grey cloth garments or leather armor. Her chestnut hair is smooth and relatively long. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are amber.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable, Fighting. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 5000 cp. 4 Thunderstones.

Description: He stands about 5'3" and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines blue.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was raised in a desert tribe. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Mentor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with top hat. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. He has wavy chestnut hair. His hazel eyes peer out from beneath his top grey hat.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. After coming to the age of reason, Beloril took it upon himself to study the psionic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He has never given up on his dancing dream.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Dwarf, and stands approximately 3'10". She wears silk and lounges about seductively, and her gloved hand is found clutching a kukri. Her long blonde hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. A true patriot, Diesa would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Justice, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 70 gp.