Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His amber eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He will do just about anything if he becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this he is easily convinced.

History: Heir to a fortune, his parents put a great deal of effort into curing his disease. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He ran away from his former home and has been making his living as a Priest for the past few years.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and balancing his hectic life and new priest responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Job, Has a crush, Rich. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: White pearl (110 gp).

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She has shaved her head bald. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. As long as the job gets done she does not care how it got done.

History: Gifted from a young age, Melissa studied abroad. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She eventually got the idea of being the protector of her homeland from reading books, and has made it her duty.

Motivation: An old rival family wants her found; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Professionalism, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she wears a black collared shirt and brown skirt. She accessorizes with a blue scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across her shirt. She wears a colorful flower in her white hair. Her fierce white eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. She loves her children and doesn't want them to worry about her. She loves to share her music with anyone who is interested.

History: She was born in the east. She has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Her relatives are trying to arrange a marriage; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears a brown vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her tan leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her brown boots flare out at the collars. Her chestnut hair is still thick. Her blue eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She is fiercely devoted to her father, and views her father's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-brother.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. After a long history of fighting, Anbera and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and she is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: She is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers her face most of the time. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. She has styled her rusty crest well, parting it to the right. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She is filled with cunning. She likes to feign weakness letting people think she is weak. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born in the east to a Mason, Gesrethe learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her father gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her father, who blamed her for driving them apart. She has worked as a Mason like her father before her.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a merchant again

Flaws: Secretive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 200 gp. Freshwater pearl (12 gp). Moonstone (40 gp).

Description: Standing 5'5", this man wears silk and lounges about seductively. His silver hair, when down, is lengthy. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is envious of other's things. He hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that he so desires. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when drow swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by drow. Adran was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by drow, and he desires to right it; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Greedy, Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Guard

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 130 gp. Carnelian (80 gp).

Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. His red hair is unkempt and raggedy. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He hates dire rats. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. A true patriot, Rurik would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, dire rats burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A deep hatred of dire rats.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 gp. Chalcedony (60 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears tattered old clothes. Her hair is chestnut and very short. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are gold.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. 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: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her parents divorced when she was young, and her mother gained full cudstody. She was regularly beaten by her mother, who blamed her for driving them apart. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud; and revenge

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1500 sp. Blue quartz (12 gp).

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'1" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears skinny pants and wears a white and grey robe with the hood down. She wears a top hat to hide her balding. Her eyes are likewise amber. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Lagazi isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Half-Orc unity. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing writing.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the forest to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the forest due to the painful memories there. Lagazi took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up crossbow and armor she uses now. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 800 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp).