Description: He is scrawny and has patchy white stubble. He prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. He carries his fan with him everywhere and carries himself as the perfect gentleman. He has a hunchback. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: He comes from a rich western family. He inherited a moderately successful company from his mother. Under his leadership it has flourished, and using capital from his venture he effectively owns an entire region. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Spits and sputters

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: An older man who wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame, he is not a threatening figure. His blue hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: Friendly and accommodating he would invite many more into his home than his spouse would be comfortable with if they did not express concern about it. As he has aged he has sought to do reparations for his actions as a youth. He is also making sure that his compatriots who never received punishment for their crimes are brought to justice.

History: A child with a great deal of writing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His parents died when he was young, and he was unceremoniously dumped in the city orphanage. Xappan grew up in the orphanage, tormented by the older kids and famished from lack of food. To avoid death by starvation, most orphans take to a life of crime or prostitution (often both), and so did Xappan. 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: He has decided he is irredeemable.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Justice, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Adventurer. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: She is an average looking northern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has shaved her head bald. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Shepherd who has hired her part-time. She feeds upon the attention of others.

History: Born in the north to a Shepherd, Matilda learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. She always admired psionic-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. She has recently attracted an admirer that believes she's playing hard to get.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and wants a kiss

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (70 gp).

Description: This tall, slender woman wears violet trousers with pastel and red striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. She has a dull look in her hazel eyes.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. She refers to her adoptive father for almost all things she is unsure about, which are numerous. She is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the island to a summer home near a large cave. She would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the island due to the painful memories there. Ridaro took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up quarterstaff and armor she uses now. After a long history of fighting, Ridaro and her spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers.

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 300 sp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she is generally shirtless and showing off her tattooed chest. Her hair is cut close to her head. Her red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a woman enough she will sell her own mother. Money is her most trusted friend.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs.

Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 pp. Black velvet mask with numerous citrines (120 gp).

Description: He wears white leather gloves, a white jacket, and tight pants. He keeps his long silver hair kept up in a rat tail. He has green eyes.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with dancing. He constantly tries to fill his life with dancing. His brief stint in the army gave him the idea he was invincible and that he is the toughest man alive.

History: Trained by his mother for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Artistic, Gifted. Bonds: Military, Job, Family. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 1000 cp.

Description: This fat eastern woman has a bulbous nose and wears baggy tan pantaloons and a black scarf. Her skin is also unnaturally pale. Her blonde hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her eyes are hazel.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the east. She is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of her. She is by nature obliging.

History: Her father raised her in a mountain cabin. She moved from fad to fad and when she turned 15 she discovered dancing. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent mother; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Pacifist, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Elf, and stands approximately 5'1". He wears just a blue suit, and his gloved hand is found clutching a flail. He keeps his silver hair in a flapper bob. He has a dull look in his blue eyes.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born in a small island village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To end his boredom; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Immigrant, Nature, Guardian. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. He carries with him a set of greatswords on his belt, each one with a jet on the hilt. His long chestnut hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. He has silver eyes and a black hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Valafar was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. After a long history of fighting, Valafar and his spouse have recently divorced.

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

Ideals: Fighting, Logical, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 700 sp. Silver comb with moonstones (100 gp).