Description: He is an average looking northern male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright grey and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brown hair and beard is wavy and long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady violet eyes.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dwarves in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Money/treasure.

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: He has the majority of his body covered in plate. He cuts an attractive figure and his suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. His brown hair is lengthy. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: Odo was born with his mother's beautiful face. At a young age he wooed the heart of his future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Bowyer they were divorced and he won custody of their son. He worked as a Carter, and he later adopted a second son.

Motivation: To unite with his sister; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 30 gp. Jasper (80 gp).

Description: This fat northern man has a bulbous nose and wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. His skin is also unnaturally pale. His white hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Fibblestib was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Selfish. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright brown and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His silver hair is greasy and uncared for. His brown eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He fancies himself a trickster and likes to rely on his wits to carry the day. He cares for his older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. He is always in debt, since he spends his money on lavish parties and gifts for friends

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. Through the years after Taklinn was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Taklinn's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He has a rivalry with the Church that dominates his actions.

Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Family, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Gold and topaz bottle stopper cork (800 gp). A delicate brass dragon egg (90 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (700 gp).

Description: Her right side is far more bruised and cut up than her other. She wears brown trousers with yellow and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her hair is golden and very short. She has green eyes and a brown hat with a yellow feather.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. She has a cruel streak; something she gained from her previous mentor. She harbors resentment against her former mentor.

History: She was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Mentor, Rich. Occupation: Engraver

Voice: Scandinavian accent

Possessions: 220 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: He is a husky man, who wears black robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a hammer, but if one is not available he will default to his lance. His silver crest is smooth and relatively long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Trained by his father for as long as he can remember he had it drilled in his head that it was his duty to serve his country. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist, Optimist. Bonds: Military, Slave. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man wears tight fighting clothing, which leaves very little to the imagination, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His silver hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: He resents people who mock his appearance or him, so he has learned to be the meanest son of a gun. His respect, as difficult as one would find it to earn, is unwavering; those who more than prove themselves to him, a bar set well above any reasonable standard, he tolerates in varying degrees. Though less modest and more hasty in his reactions to snap at those who irritate him, Baern is combative with any and all who dare try his patience in the slightest.

History: Baern was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. In his 19th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his mother impaled in their home, and his father beheaded. He saw the man who walked out, and charged him in a blind rage. The man easily evaded and defeated him, leaving him to live broken and terrified. He has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 1300 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a tattered pair of loose black pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His green eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: This man loves music and to teach people music more than just about anything. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. A freak accident while working with his Dyer father left him crippled. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: He is scrawny and has patchy red stubble. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized brown coat. He has a hunchback. His head has been shaved. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are blue.

Personality: Reirak wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: He was born in the south. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's looking for his big break

Ideals: Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Dilettante

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 600 sp.