Description: He wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. He carries a battered quarterstaff and tarnished shield as well. He has a chestnut handlebar mustache and slicked back chestnut hair. His eyes are brown and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: This man loves writing and to teach people writing more than just about anything. He tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. In his youth he was a Hunter, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. 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: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Ideals: Fighting, Artistic, Optimist, Persistence. Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 600 sp. 2 Acid flasks.

Description: He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with black colored cloaks and clothing. He has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. He wears a small hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is intelligent and cunning, but he will too often allow his rage to get the better of him. He will lose his cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. He has a cruel streak; something he gained from his previous mentor. He harbors resentment against his former mentor.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. Because his father 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 west, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his mother from journeying west to reunite his family. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is wracked by social anxiety; and revenge

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Sleepy voice

Possessions: 220 gp.

Description: This late middle aged woman dresses in black turtlenecks beneath a yellow coat with violet slacks and is in decent physical shape. Her blue hair is thinning but still full. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: Cocky and sure of herself, she believes she is the best Sailor born in the past three hundred years. She loves being with her children and actually smiles when they are around. She would do anything for them. She dislikes her ex a great deal.

History: She was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for her. It may also be what makes her so good at details. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She has worked as a Sailor like her father before her.

Motivation: Regain custody of her son; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Insomniac, Disease. Bonds: Job, Family, Mentor. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 14000 cp.

Description: 4'4" and muscular, this southern man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather. With a patchy silver beard and wild silver hair. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He pushes his goals aggressively. He is also a coward if confronted.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Scratchy, weak

Possessions: 140 gp.

Description: This light-skinned male is well dressed, but even with his fine clothing he looks run-down. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. His auburn hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. He has amber eyes.

Personality: He is quiet and unassuming. He ignores others and carries on with his job unassumingly. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: When he was but 4 years old his parents immigrated from the south. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 11 years.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Attractive. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 340 gp.

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears a tight fitting brown shirt and pants. She has slicked back black hair. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She is business-like. She takes instructions and follows them to the letter. She is obsessed with her god.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. When her spouse passed she lost her only source of income but claims to her daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs.

Ideals: Professionalism. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Poor, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 3000 cp.

Description: She is wearing a long, white, dusty cloak. She carries a battered shield and tarnished longsword as well. Her black hair is unkempt and raggedy. Her eyes are brown.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born to a Shoemaker, her mother struggled to pay the bills. Her mother was very strict, and drilled into her lessons on being the perfect lady. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Fighting, Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Lazy. Bonds: Poor, Religious. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: 60 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears professional attire. With a patchy blonde beard and wild blonde hair. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He also is a firm believer in the manly ideal.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. Through the years after Shane was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Shane's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure him.

Motivation: He's repulsed by the PC.

Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He wears a red tunic with brown highlights, and long blue pants that bunch up around his shoes. He carries with him a set of whips, each one with a topaz on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is blonde and curly. He has gray eyes.

Personality: A grumpy guy he will invite people to lunch so he can critique them. Yet he still seems generally likeable, like a lovable grump. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: A child with a great deal of painting talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He couldn't stand his childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with his mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. After a long history of fighting, Hobart and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: To prove his worth to the world; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Fighting, Philantrophist, Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic, Impulsive. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.