Description: 5'8" and muscular, this western man is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. He is bald on top and has large auburn tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure he is not cheated out of a speck.

History: Azaki was born in the west. At a young age he loved to build and create. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Miller. He has worked as a Miller like his father before him.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Entrepeneur, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: Lapis lazuli (6 gp). Jet (60 gp).

Description: This late middle aged woman wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with brown lining and desert motifs and is in decent physical shape. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She has amber eyes and a brown hat with a black feather.

Personality: She thrives on attention. She does whatever is in her power to gain the attention of whomever she deems a fit date. She is fiercely devoted to her mother, and views her mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating her from her legal half-sister.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Being born in the east, 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 east 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 north. She has made many enemies by not giving into corruption and outing many instances of it.

Motivation: To pay off her debts; and her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion

Ideals: Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Military, Debt. Occupation: Mercenary

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 1000 sp.

Description: She is an average looking western female in her early mid-life. She wears a robe, a symbol of the sun god around her neck, and a dagger on her belt. She has a long brown ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Her amber eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker grey hat.

Personality: She is irritable and easily angered. She is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use her stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. She is used to getting what she wants. In part because she is a meticulous planner.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Fighting, Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Low rumbling, strings words together

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left leg, he wears a pastel cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. His fur, while still mostly white, has prominent grey streaks. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. He is a ruthless business man, a trait he acquired from his father.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. In his youth he was part of a gang. He got caught, but did not rat out his comrades and served his time in prison. He used his abilities to trick people and travel the world for free.

Motivation: He has comitted a past crime that haunts him to this day; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A well shaped man just over fifty, he is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing tan cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His golden hair is long and unkept. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is cool and collected. He likes to make quips and puns whenever he does anything. He also makes a point to compliment his superiors and flatter them. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Bowyer but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Bowyer arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Disciplined, Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 300 gp. Banded agate (11 gp). Onyx (70 gp).

Description: An older man who dresses well, typically a more casual-formal manner, he is not a threatening figure. His black hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His hazel eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the west. He is lazy, self-centered, vain, and jealous.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Nutae was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. During his travels, Nutae and his party rested in a cavern that was (unknown to them) infused with powerful dark magic. Upon awakening, Nutae discovered the rest of his party dead, transformed into horrible, mindless undead versions of their former selves. Nutae fled the cavern, stopping for breath at a small pool, and only then realizing his own horrible transformation.

Motivation: He feels the way he acts is they only way to get by in the world.

Ideals: Pacifist, Impeccable. Flaws: Selfish. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She is typically in her Carpenter uniform. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her silver hair is matted, messy, and big. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. Flattery will make her almost putty in your hands.

History: Born in the east to a Carpenter, Menny learned a great deal about her mother's area of expertise. Menny was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her mother, an expert Carpenter. She has worked as a Carpenter like her mother before her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Ugly, Depressed, Selfish. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 sp. Golden pearl (70 gp).

Description: A hulking woman with gigantic muscles, she wears a black deerstalker hat and black clothes. She keeps her brown hair in a pixie cut. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and she'd like to take her coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Nature, Job, Family. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with green colored cloaks and clothing. His chestnut hair is matted, messy, and big. His white eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He hates Tieflings with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born into a rich family. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and to pay off his debts

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Impulsive. Bonds: Rich, Debt. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 800 sp. Moss agate (4 gp). Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Deep green spinel (60 gp). 1 Everburning torch.