Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). His long black hair reaches down to his waist. His eyes are violet and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. 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: To prove his worth to the world; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: Smoky quartz (40 gp).

Description: She wears a fine chain shirt which she covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. She is bristling with hidden weapons, mostly sickles and quarterstaffs. Her long silver crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her red eyes peer out from beneath her small green hat.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. Megren is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born into a rich family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She has decided she is irredeemable; and regain custody of her son

Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Rich. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 230 gp.

Description: She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). She has relatively light skin and is very physically imposing due to her abundance of muscles. She wears a deerstalker hat to cover her moderate length silver hair. This hazel eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She used her abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Criminal record. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp. Jet (60 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears a tight fitting tan shirt and pants. Her white hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. 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; and a need for knowledge about a nearby landmark

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Adventurer. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 800 sp. Jet (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Heavy steel shield.

Description: He wears dark leathers with embroidery. He is physically well-built. His bronze crest is braided into rings. His red eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his writing with anyone who is interested.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Pijjirik liked to wander the woods near his home when he was young, something he still likes to do at least once a week. He never liked modest clothing or shoes, so he would wander the woods barefoot and lightly dressed, and he developed a good sense of balance and learned how to climb and swim well. He bought a hammer and has really upped his game hunting, due to his understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 150 gp. Jade (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She wears baggy red pantaloons and a grey scarf. Her brown hair is smooth and relatively long. She is baby faced.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Shaena's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Enemies, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 70 gp. 1 Smokesticks.

Description: This northern woman usually wears her white robe and has her sickle always slung over her shoulder. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is short and brown. Her eyes are brown and beady.

Personality: She is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks her mind. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the north. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the north were limited. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 270 gp. Lapis lazuli (12 gp). 1 Chain shirt.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. She has shaved her head bald. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She spends most of her days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There she gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when goblins swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature pickaxe.

Motivation: Someone believes her a fraud.

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bather

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 60 gp. Eye agate (7 gp).

Description: This woman is bedraggled and starved. She typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep red leather and dull tan iron scale mail. She has white hair. Her eyes are likewise green.

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 works hard and plays hard.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Human activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Human doctor. After a long history of fighting, Dee and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC; and human compassion

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist, Racist. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 700 sp.