Description: She stands about 3'11" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is matted, messy, and big. Her hazel eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her mother always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. A serious injury left her mother unemployed and in need of constant care. Her family became saddled with debt trying to care for her infirm mother. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Debt. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 310 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. He has styled his auburn hair well, parting it to the left. His green eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. He plays an instrument quite well.

History: He was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of his parents. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He wants to meet his childhood hero.

Ideals: Disciplined, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 5000 cp. Brown-green garnet (110 gp). White pearl (110 gp). 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she has a large white mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her brown robe. Her hair is white, silky, and of moderate length. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Marigold was born on a far eastern plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Merchant. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Military, Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She carries with her a set of shields, each one with a ruby on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her green unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is always in debt, since she spends her money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Flaws: Disease, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 4000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his nunchaku with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He carries with him a set of nunchakus, each one with a sapphire on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. He wears a top hat to cover his moderate length bronze crest. His eyes are likewise red. His teeth are white and perfect.

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. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Sold as a small child to a slaver, Shamash was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination. His hair, while still mostly golden, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes are hazel and catlike.

Personality: He takes his job very seriously, in part because he fears he cannot get a new one. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of a Locksmith, who enjoyed hunting, Pikar was taken on many hunting expeditions. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Pikar alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. When he grew older, he became a bit more civilized, usually hanging around bars and taverns. He began work as a mercenary for hire. He would embark on any mission as long as the price was right.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Job, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This eastern man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His clothes are grease stained in places. With a patchy chestnut beard and wild chestnut hair. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is a hateful person. He taunts others and blames them for his problems. His temper goes off on the smallest of things. He tends to lash out at those around him.

History: Morgran was born the youngest of three triplets. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Dragonborn companion (his 'brother'). He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: His left side is far more bruised and cut up than his other. He prefers to wear fine silks, though has several suits of combat armor for his hunting needs. He has wavy chestnut hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. A gifted student he started as a Jeweler, but he got bored and became a Tanner. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: This western woman wears a brown vest and prefers tan and brown shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her auburn hair is well kept. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is mildly Dwarf supremacist, though she does not identify as such. She has a small toy that she constantly fidgets with.

History: She was born in the west. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: Dragonborn compassion.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Addict. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Soothing and warm

Possessions: 300 gp. A silver and pearl hairclip (100 gp). A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (180 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).