Description: He stands about 4'3" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His left hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His chestnut hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

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 is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. When Rurik reached his early adolescence his Dwarf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. He was granted psionic powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Religious, Military. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Amethyst (120 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body, and is pretty ugly. Her crest, while still mostly copper, has prominent grey streaks. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born in the west, but her parents moved at a very young age to the north. She was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. She spent several years traveling with her friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and obtaining odd cultural tabaxi artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious, Immigrant, Adventurer. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 cp. Hematite (6 gp). 4 Antitoxin.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her crest is cut close to her head. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and she has money and likes to spend it

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Rich, In love. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 3'2" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She tends to wear a tan poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her auburn hair is lengthy. She has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature shield.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and obtaining odd cultural halfling artifacts is her passion

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 110 gp. Deep green spinel (100 gp). Rhodochrosite (12 gp). Red-brown spinel (100 gp). 4 Acid flasks.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His blonde hair is slicked back into a classic pompadour. He has violet eyes and a white hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: He likes to be helpful to his clients. He likes to prescribe proper advice to his clients. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Vlorn was raised in a hard working conservative environment. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero; and he desires power and/or immortality

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 150 gp. Obsidian (10 gp).

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. With bright silver hair and a scraggly beard. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Drogo 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 athlete and attended two major summer competitions. He never won. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Insane. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 700 sp. 1 Good lock.

Description: This late middle aged woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane and is in decent physical shape. Her scarlet crest is singed and shortened. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Marry her sister to traveling adventurers; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Miner

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 4000 cp. Black pearl (300 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull white iron scale mail. His hair is short and white. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his green eyes.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. Further he is a bit of a stoner and is frequently out of it.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Half-Elven companion (his 'brother'). He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: He desires power and/or immortality; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Slave. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 30 pp. Malachite (6 gp).

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a large hat to cast shadows over his face and wears ponchos to better hide his body. He keeps his long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: Born to a Locksmith, his mother struggled to pay the bills. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Justice. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 120 gp.