Description: She wears suspenders and grey workpants. Her shirt is black, and she wears a heavy grey leather apron most of the time. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She is bald on top and has large blonde tufts of hair around her ears. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Torgga is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Born to a Barrister, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Through the years after Torgga was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Torgga's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. After a long history of fighting, Torgga and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep; and she's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Depressed, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 200 gp. Coral (160 gp).

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Performer. His hair is long and chestnut with streaks of brown, and is pulled back with small tan clips. His beard is brown, braided, and well cared for. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He takes great joy in being the best Performer in town.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Performer work with an outfit from a few towns over. Performer work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature greatsword.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Performer

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally she wears more armor. She prefers to carry a halberd, but if one is not available she will default to her hammer. She carries a battered halberd and tarnished hammer as well. She wears a broad hat to hide her balding. Her silver eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is quiet and anti-social and can barely make it a few minutes in conversation before her hampering stammer kicks in. She pushes her goals aggressively. She is also a coward if confronted.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. She dropped out of school before completing her studies. Recently a tribe of giants attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Makaria fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Logical. Flaws: Shy, Fearful. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Pirate accent

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: He is a paragon of his species. He is larger and stronger than most Elves. His skin is dark but he possesses many grey ritualistic tattoos. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a very tight haircut. His skin is flawless and his green eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day he will do what he thinks is right.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Ivellios was horrified and prayed that his father was alright. However, he heard that his father had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. Her head has been shaved. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: Gifted from a young age, Salanop studied abroad. She inherited a moderately successful company from her mother. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to protect her home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 gp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her silver hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. She is missing an eye and her face is severely sunburned. Her one remaining eye shines hazel.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She has had some formal singing training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 140 gp. Chrysoberyl (50 gp).

Description: She wears a robe, a symbol of the four houses of cards around her neck, and a bastard sword on her belt. She carries with her a set of bastard swords, each one with a amber on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She wears her black hair down. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the west.

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 380 gp. Red spinel (90 gp). Malachite (6 gp). Blue quartz (6 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, and carries greataxes. She has moderate length blonde hair. She has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, she has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. She takes great pride in her work and is very well organized. Her planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. While she appears to be a normal Dwarf, 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 inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 13 years.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting, Disciplined. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Poor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He carries with him a set of nunchakus, each one with a jet on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He has a very tight haircut. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. Zûgor enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. One day when Zûgor was young, his mother was sewing while trying to overcome the flu, when suddenly his mother dropped to the ground dead. His mother had died from a severe disease that was unknown to the village doctor. Zûgor was heart-stricken from the event, and his father started working long hours to provde for them. 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. Zûgor fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent mother; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, PTSD. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 300 gp.