Description: This fat eastern man has a bulbous nose and is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing grey cape and mantle trimmed with soft green waves gently in the breeze. His skin is also unnaturally pale. Sporting a black mohawk and bushy mustache this man's hair draws a lot of attention. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: Aside from being a little slow due to sleep deprivation he is generally quite perceptive. He notices little details and can draw good conclusions from them. He is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the east. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Rich, Immigrant. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 210 gp.

Description: He is an attractive man, lean and moderately muscular. He wears a tan costume with the symbols of strength on his torso. His red hair is lengthy. He wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into his face.

Personality: He is a very happy person and has lots of energy. To put it simply, he's a very lovable idiot. He loves being with his children and actually smiles when they are around. He would do anything for them. He dislikes his ex a great deal.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when illithids swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He has been saving his money to try and buy his sister's freedom.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: A well shaped woman just over fifty, she wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Sporting a black mohawk this woman's hair draws a lot of attention. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: She is quiet and unassuming. She ignores others and carries on with her job unassumingly. The war was a terrible time for her, and Elysande does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Elysande was raised in a hard working conservative environment. A gifted student she started as a Bricklayer, but she got bored and became a Butcher. She then took over the family business and is one of the better Butcher for hire.

Motivation: Her religion dominates her actions; and balancing her hectic life and new butcher responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Job, Military, Religious. Occupation: Butcher

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: 4'7" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Courier. Her hair is white and very short. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She disdains her fellow northerners, claiming they make her look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her father. A gifted student she started as a Cook, but she got bored and became a Courier. She became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: She desires power and/or immortality; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, Immigrant, Job, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Switch between two voices

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a blue shirt, with a black mid length shorts with black tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. With bright brown hair and a scraggly beard. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: Cocky and sure of himself, he believes he is the best Interpreter born in the past three hundred years. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: Born to a Barber, his mother struggled to pay the bills. While he appears to be a normal Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Wants his loneliness to end.

Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job, Has a crush. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Stutters

Possessions: 50 gp. Rhodochrosite (15 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a blue vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her grey leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her blue boots flare out at the collars. She has slicked back blonde hair. She has a dull look in her green eyes.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Siffress isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. Siffress was born on a far eastern mountains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Assassin. She left for the east, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants her loneliness to end; and she would like to get married and retire

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Assassin

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Chrysoberyl (160 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he typically wears a sleeveless long coat of deep brown leather and dull blue iron scale mail. He has auburn hair. His eyes are green and beady.

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 always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Spice Merchant business.

History: The child of southern immigrants he idolized his father. Shane was born on a far southern island where he grew up under the tutelage of his father, an expert Spice Merchant. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Speaks in third person

Possessions: 400 gp.

Description: She is a small woman, but exceptionally fit. She tends to wear a large violet jacket. Her black hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. Her fierce gray eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She is happy with her job as a Roofer. She turns her eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. She has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: She was born in a small island village. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. She tends to her Roofer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and she possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Nature, Criminal record, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: Brown-green garnet (140 gp).

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this southern man wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He sports a long brown beard, and similarly colored long hair. His amber eyes are slightly larger than normal.

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 skeptical of what others tell him and is slow to trust.

History: He was born at the edge of vast mountains. Being born in the south, he completed his medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. He returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. He was a general practitioner in the south for years, until he, through no fault of his own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal he made his way east. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Cook.

Motivation: He wants revenge against dire rats; and many dire rats want him driven away

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Nature, Family, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Scottish accent

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.