Description: An older man who wears silk and lounges about seductively, he is not a threatening figure. He has dyed his greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep violet.

Personality: He will rave to anyone who will listen. He is a very good compulsive liar and kleptomaniac.

History: The child of a Dyer, who enjoyed hunting, Chad was taken on many hunting expeditions. A freak accident while working with his Dyer mother left him crippled. Recently he has begun working with bootleggers and crooks.

Motivation: He is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions; and seeks redemption

Flaws: Insane, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 6000 cp. Jet (150 gp).

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'5". He wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition, and his gloved hand is found clutching a longbow. His hair is golden and very short. His green eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Ribbles 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and revenge

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Enemies, Military, Nature. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Voice breaks

Possessions: 190 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. 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 in a small forest village. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 6'5" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He likes to wear green tank tops with yellow pants. He has dyed his greying brass crest a little too much giving a sharp brass color. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady red eyes.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of a Seamstress, who enjoyed hunting, Bidreked was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was a friend to animals and a trickster. In his defense of animals however he would do severe harm to people. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature, Religious. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears dull white sweaters, loose tan pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed bastard sword, just in case. He wears a colorful flower in his blonde hair. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his mother. His family was turned out during the war. He and his family wandered west to less war torn lands. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting. Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She has no hair. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with music. She constantly tries to fill her life with music. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She was an athlete and attended two major summer competitions. She never won. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Bellfounder

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 500 sp. Jade (70 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She prefers to wear flannel. Her skin is fair and her fingers are delicate and long. Her tied-back hair is chestnut. Her skin is flawless and her violet eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She works hard and plays hard.

History: A child with a great deal of dancing talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She bought a shortbow and has really upped her game hunting, due to her understanding of decoy and ambush.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Artistic, Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 1000 cp. Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp).

Description: This tall, slender man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His green crest is drawn into a tight pony tail with a skull scrunchie. His red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

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

History: He was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Cursed with a spirit at a very young age, Salasar has worked very hard to control his curse. Recently a tribe of dire rats attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Salasar fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and retire the richest man in the west

Ideals: Fighting, Pacifist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: She dresses well, wearing white shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She is portly but not overly obese. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her brown eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She's a bit of a prankster. She knows she is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Her parents enrolled her in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that she could practice her psionic talents. She was granted psionic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever.

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Pronounces 'its' and 'is' like 'eats' and 'ease'

Possessions: 100 gp. Brown-green garnet (80 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (4 gp). Golden pearl (80 gp). 1 Minor magic item.