Description: He tends to wear a large grey jacket. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. His brown hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. His eyes are likewise green. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. A true patriot, Bertram would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: Bertram was born the youngest of three triplets. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Scribe work with an outfit from a few towns over. Scribe work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and to clean up the streets

Flaws: Ugly, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Military, Family, Guardian. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: 150 gp. 1 Everburning torch.

Description: 4'10" and muscular, this eastern man wears a blue shirt with thin brown vertical stripes and pastel pants. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He has gleaming, smiling amber eyes.

Personality: Stoic and calm, he prefers to meditate than take action. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Theren 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. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined. Bonds: Religious, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Beggar

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 110 gp. Pink pearl (60 gp).

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy bronze crest. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines red.

Personality: Norkruuth 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... His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Disciplined. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: A 5'5" northern woman, she tends to wear a blue poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. She keeps her black hair in a pixie cut. Her brown eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Claira embodies much of what other species detest in the Elves. 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: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. Her father was a soldier and died while she was still young. Claira was left her father's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was granted necromantic powers by her dying sister.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion.

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Military. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 20 pp. Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: This eastern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. She conceals her hammer with her veritable burlap sack of a shirt. Her hair is blonde and curly. She tend to wears goggles to shield her eyes.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She would rather hide behind her crafts than deal with other people.

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: She wants random interesting trinkets and junk, hates to throw anything away.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Shy. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Middle-eastern accent

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She appears as an extremely gaunt Gnome, and stands approximately 3'6". She prefers to wear the grand gowns of high society. She carries her fan with her everywhere and carries herself as the perfect lady, and her gloved hand is found clutching a hammer. She wears a colorful flower in her chestnut hair. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: While she is on the job, she is grim and serious. She understands how dangerous the world is and the need to stay safe. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: She comes from a rich eastern family. Her father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted her to inherit them. After months of barely getting by, Ellywick managed to ambush a major caravan with a load of valuables. Instantly wealthy, she made her way to the capital under a new identity.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact; and she is greedy

Flaws: Addict, Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Criminal record. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Soft and mumbly

Possessions: 110 gp. Hematite (4 gp). Pink pearl (50 gp). Violet garnet (300 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears dull blue sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed trident, just in case. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has no hair. She has a dull look in her amber eyes.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She is a ruthless business woman, a trait she acquired from her mother.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. She was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Athletic, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Nature. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Australian accent

Possessions: Rhodochrosite (6 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He dresses in yellow turtlenecks beneath a tan coat with red slacks. He is an epitome of beauty. His hair is golden and very short. His eyes are likewise violet.

Personality: He trusts no one. He is not readily capable for forgiveness and his ire never leaves him. The war was a terrible time for him, and Gennal does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

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 dedicated himself to building a better world.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and he's looking for his big break

Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Military. Occupation: Guard

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: The light-skinned woman stands 6'1" and is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her tied-back hair is silver. She has hazel eyes and a brown hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She misses her glory days as an athlete. She does not mind her job, but it is boring in comparison. She tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Matilda was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her father was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by drow. Matilda was horrified and prayed that her mother was alright. However, she heard that her mother had died fighting off the drow.

Motivation: She feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world; and wants to work out more often

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist, Impeccable. Bonds: Attractive, Mentor. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: 800 sp. A pair of silk slippers encrusted with tiny pearls. (50 gp).