Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a white cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His hair is blonde and very short. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: A deeply religious man he believes everything happens for a reason. The war was a terrible time for him, and Oblar does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: Born in the south his family was never financially stable. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and he is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Military. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 sp. Brown-green garnet (140 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is in excellent shape and tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His moppish silver hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He does not care much for physical appearances, nor does he care much for other people. He does however care about what he wants and getting it. He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Ugarth was born the youngest of three triplets. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Layabout they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Map Maker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Dwarven artifacts is his passion; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Family, Rich. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears baggy blue pantaloons and a brown scarf. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her hair is short and black. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: Unvera hails from a village terrorized by illithids. At a young age both her parents were killed in an accident. Her uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took her in and had her trained in basic self defense. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature ceremonial dagger.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and revenge

Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Criminal record, Adventurer, In love. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears skinny pants and wears a brown and black robe with the hood down. He has black hair. His eyes are green and beady.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Fallond was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His homeland was ravaged by war and he spent much of his life rebuilding it. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Barrister responsibilities is difficult; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish, PTSD. Bonds: Job, Mentor. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: She wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is physically well-built. She has black hair. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered poetry. She got away from her former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Shy, Addict, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: This western man wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his longsword with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. His clothes are grease stained in places. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his amber eyes.

Personality: Hunter hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his music career. He is skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: When he was but 7 years old his parents immigrated from the west. He has had some formal music training, and achieved minor success. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: 300 sp. Obsidian (8 gp).

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Half-Elf, and stands approximately 5'7". She wears tattered old clothes, and her gloved hand is found clutching a longbow. Her silver hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady amber eyes.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: Xanaphia was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the east, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the east for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has moderate length lavender fur. Her green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is mildly Tabaxi supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She 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: Racist. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Immigrant, Mentor. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This malnourished man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: Born to a Tailor, his mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Carter hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. After a long history of fighting, Manfred and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Mentor. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 400 sp.