Description: This eastern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. He has chestnut hair. His eyes are blue.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has the money to obtain near anything and knows that if you pay a man enough he will sell his own mother. Money is his most trusted friend.

History: A studious child he never was much for a social life, not because he was unlikable, but because he did not seek it out. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Server they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Blacksmith, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and his spouse's relatives view him with great suspicion

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Light wooden shield.

Description: He is well dressed, constantly wearing a black suit, tan shirt, and yellow tie. He is portly but not overly obese. His rusty crest is heavily combed to the right. He has red eyes.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bookbinder arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

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

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Timid voice

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears dark leathers with embroidery. His feathered hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He has gleaming, smiling hazel eyes.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Soveliss was raised in a hard working conservative environment. In his 13th year, his parents were killed by a dire rats raid, leaving Soveliss alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Performer.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Enemies. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Speaks with lower jaw sticking out

Possessions: 100 sp. Silver pearl (150 gp).

Description: She is a husky woman, who wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. She has red fur. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. She does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of illithids may trigger it at times.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. She took after her mother in leading caravans. Because they were valued, her mother taught her to defend herself. When her mother died while fighting illithids, the young Quick began to lead the lost caravan. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: To end her boredom; and she wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic, Mundane. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 900 sp. 2 Alchemist’s fire.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a robe, a symbol of luck around her neck, and a pickaxe on her belt. Her long auburn hair reaches down to her waist. She was beautiful and young once, which still shows through her age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: She is not truly malevolent, but she is obsessed with dancing. She constantly tries to fill her life with dancing. She never wears the same outfit twice, unless she absolutely has to.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, she was no stranger to responsibility. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 south. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and her religion dominates her actions

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 400 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (30 gp).

Description: A man with a warm, jovial air about him, he likes to wear violet tank tops with blue pants. His tied-back hair is golden. His fierce hazel eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: He has always had a great fascination with Elven culture. He receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Ahvain lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered music. He has been saving his money to try and buy his brother's freedom.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Gifted, Artistic, Fighting. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 200 gp. Rhodochrosite (11 gp).

Description: 5'9" and muscular, this northern man wears a violet tunic with brown highlights, and long black pants that bunch up around his shoes. He has a very tight haircut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his gray eyes.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: He got into the Assassin business at a young age. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. As of late he has set up a hidden staging nest where he ambushes people he hires for escort.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and he possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic, Joker. Bonds: Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. His hair is blonde and very short. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. Cursed with lycanthropy at a very young age, Dean has worked very hard to control his curse. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Insane, Fearful, Disease. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 20 pp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears a lot of dark rich colors, with gold accents. She has silver hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: A deeply religious woman she believes everything happens for a reason. 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: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nikki was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever she goes.

Motivation: She is greedy; and she is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs

Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich, Mentor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: Just what you see.