Description: This exceptionally lanky man prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. His tied-back hair is auburn. His eyes are blue and beady.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He spends most of his days drinking in the Inn, the rowdiest and most dangerous establishment in town. There he gambles, wrestles and listens to stories told by travelers.

History: Tod hails from a village terrorized by drow. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. 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: To reunite with his old friends.

Flaws: Ugly, Shy. Bonds: Adventurer, Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She wears tattered old clothes. She sports chestnut long hair. She has several tiny ruby earrings on each ear.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Her home and work are filled with various knick knacks she has acquired through the years. She cares a great deal for her adopted teenage son.

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She has been saving her money to try and buy her sister's freedom.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. Her half smiles and violet eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Quelenna was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Masseuse, but she got bored and became a Barrister. She used her abilities to travel the world and help people.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Optimist, Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Job, In love. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 100 gp. 1 Half-Plate. 1 Darkwood Shield.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He has shaved his head bald. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Actor born in the past three hundred years. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Actor business.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: He is unsatisfied with his job.

Ideals: Persistence. Bonds: Slave, Job, Poor. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 13000 cp.

Description: A pudgy woman standing about 5'4" has a big stupid grin on her face most of the time. She wears a well pressed and immaculate suit (or dress). Her white hair is singed and shortened. She has brown eyes.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of orcs once and for all.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. While studying, she fell in love. They married and had a son. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her son. Heartbroken, Jelenneth never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her son whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Revenge.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Religious, In love. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 200 sp. Peridot (40 gp).

Description: A woman with a cold, calculating air about her, she is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Sporting a auburn mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: Her martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. Brilliant and gifted she never wanted to apply herself. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the south; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 160 gp. Blue quartz (11 gp).

Description: He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with yellow lining and desert motifs. He is portly but not overly obese. His long black hair is drawn into a two foot long braid. His fierce brown eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: Berrian hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his singing career. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His first spouse was a Merchant, 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: Sabotage a competitor; and he would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Religious, Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 2000 cp. A miniature golden chest with tiny emeralds lining the top (110 gp).

Description: A 5'7" eastern man, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright violet and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His black hair is greasy and uncared for. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. He enjoys reading and quiet.

History: He grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly, Mundane. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Shortens vowels

Possessions: 60 pp. Iolite (30 gp). Eye agate (4 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears many layers of old clothing at all times. His dark red hair is lengthy. His eyes are silver and catlike.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Healer born in the past three hundred years. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was born in the east. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He's also a talented Miller, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids.

Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Job, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 190 gp.