Description: 4'0" and muscular, this western man wears a worn and beaten armor. He has shaved his head bald. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in his opinion.

History: Harbek was born the youngest of three triplets. Being born in the west, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the west for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Beggar and was forced into it by his family; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Joker, Opinionated, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: 6'8" and muscular, this northern man sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear. He has no crest. His red eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He is an amazing painter.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 140 gp. Chrysoberyl (130 gp).

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. His golden hair is cut short. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Blacksmith. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Dain enjoys physical pleasures, and is well known for his love of warm baths in the hot springs near the town.

History: He was raised in a mountains tribe. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He got away from his former life and has fallen to alcoholism.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insane, Hedonist, Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Nature. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 40 pp.

Description: 6'3" and lanky with angular features, he is an attractive figure. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His copper crest is still thick. His gold eyes peer out from beneath his top green hat.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: He comes from a rich northern 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 set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg; and he is greedy

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Rich. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: High pitched and raspy

Possessions: 50 gp. Pink pearl (50 gp).

Description: Her skin is bronze and flawless. She is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing blue cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. She is an epitome of beauty. Her hair is short and silver. Her hazel eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: Dalaba hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her painting career. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: A powerful wizard made her what she is. She struck it rich when she found rare goods in large quantities. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and she uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs

Ideals: Artistic, Optimist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 10000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is a pot bellied northern woman with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. She wears a blue shirt with thin grey vertical stripes and brown pants. She has wavy brown hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

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 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 raised happily, as a normal child born to her mother and father. Her mother taught her the rudiments of the Masseuse arts, while her father instructed her in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Being born in the north, 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 north 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 east. She has been saving her money to try and buy her brother's freedom.

Motivation: She is a bit of a kleptomaniac; and doesn't want to be a masseuse and was forced into it by her family

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Rich, Family, Criminal record. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 4000 cp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (140 gp).

Description: He dresses well, wearing red shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. He carries with him a set of spears, each one with a opal on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His blonde hair is knotted and matted. He has gleaming, smiling blue eyes.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: He was born in the east, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the east were limited. He was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching him a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: He's attracted to the PC; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy blonde stubble. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Knight. She has a hunchback. Her blonde hair is well kept. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady gray eyes.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: The child of western immigrants she idolized her mother. She worked as a nervous Knight and found it very stressful. She's also a talented Stylist, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Justice, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Immigrant, Job. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 80 gp. Jet (90 gp). 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This eastern woman tends to wear a large grey jacket. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her long golden hair reaches down to her waist. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with poetry. She constantly tries to fill her life with poetry. Around other people she will do her best to conceal her emotions and appear jolly.

History: The child of a Herbalist, who enjoyed hunting, Fallthra was taken on many hunting expeditions. She has had some formal poetry training, and achieved minor success. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Nature. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Good lock.