Description: An older man who sports black clothing, slightly heavier than average wear, he is not a threatening figure. He has moderate length brass crest. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is overprotective of those who hire his services. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: The child of a Bookbinder, who enjoyed hunting, Norkruuth was taken on many hunting expeditions. He was an adventurer many years ago and he formed a blood bond with his Gnomish companion (his 'brother'). He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Ideals: Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Guardian, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Mumbles to self between sentences

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. His fur is black and curly. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: Abrasive and pushy, he has a hard time making friends. He is kind towards other men and children and will generally offer men help without question. Others will generally need to prove themselves to him.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He has became unsatisfied with his lot in life, and decided to take up adventuring.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and he wants revenge against illithids

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Military, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 1 Banded mail.

Description: This woman is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior, and sports empty pouches on her belt. She has slicked back blonde hair. Her blue eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She is a woman who does what she needs to. She will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. She is underhanded and not above using her wealth and body to get others to do her bidding.

History: Born in the west her family was never financially stable. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Criminal record, Attractive, Poor, Family. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 6'9" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered white stockings. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length orange fur. His green eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Cook who has hired him part-time. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: Born in the west his family was never financially stable. His first spouse was a Interpreter, they had one son, but his spouse won total custody. Without his spouse to temper him he grew out of control. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Poor, Family, Debt. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 390 gp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 6'0" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears light armors faded through time and improper care. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation she is generally quite perceptive. She notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. She claims to be unscrupulous but at the end of the day she will do what she thinks is right.

History: When she was but 6 years old her parents immigrated from the north. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Justice, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized black coat. His copper crest is unkempt and raggedy. His face is scarred and worn.

Personality: He runs his personal life as if detached from it. He organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits he will get from it. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. 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 is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 110 gp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. Her bronze crest is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are red.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: With tan face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears long strands of jet and short brown dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. He keeps his long white hair kept up in a rat tail. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when dire rats swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has gone from town to town till he finds a spot where he can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it.

Ideals: Logical. Bonds: Rich, Job, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Baker

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: Aquamarine (800 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: What flesh remains visible is marred by burns. He prefers to wear violet clothing when he does not wear armor. His white hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. His amber eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. Patrick is a bit of a follower. Usually he is manipulated by his brothers into helping them out, but recently he has become more of a free agent.

History: Patrick lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When Patrick reached his early adolescence his Half-Elf father passed away. Feeling disconnected from the small nearby village afterwards, he decided to travel. His rounds led him into the Army with a few individuals who would become his life-long companions. 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: Retire the richest man in the west; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Family, Military, Adventurer. Occupation: Sage

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 400 gp.