Description: This malnourished man wears brown leather gloves, a brown jacket, and tight pants. He has dyed his greying brown hair a little too much giving a sharp brown color. His eyes are a pleasant gray.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is a great chef.

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. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He now spends his time doing works of charity.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: She stands about 4'7" and is wearing the road beaten gear of a warrior. Her right leg appears badly burned and disfigured. Her auburn hair is greying along the sides and has receded to reveal a widow's peak. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: Born to a Ploughman, her father struggled to pay the bills. Ostracized due to the divine powers of her oldest sister, she and her siblings struck out on their own. In the process these unassuming Humans became a terror of the countryside. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Entrepeneur, Gifted. Flaws: Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 14000 cp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: An older woman who tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look, she is not a threatening figure. Her brown hair, when down, is lengthy. She has gray eyes.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She lacks moral complications. She does what she is told to by employers but not much else. She spends her money on whatever she fancies at the time.

History: The child of northern immigrants she idolized her father. She was an apprentice working in her father's forge. She remains aloof and afraid to be herself due to all the ideals others have placed upon her.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern.

Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Barrister

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: He wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He is physically well-built. His white hair and beard is wavy and long. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady brown eyes.

Personality: He loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. He has zero loyalty and will suck up to whomever is within range, in the hopes of being moved to a better position.

History: A powerful slaver made him what he is. In his 15th year, while out on a day-trip, he returned to find his hometown burning and destroyed. He found his father impaled in their home, and his mother 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 now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Opinionated. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 300 sp.

Description: This petite short man is perpetually holding a tea of some kind. He wears a worn and beaten armor, marred by teas. His hair is blonde and very short. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious western family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His father was a mechanic, and taught him how to fix just about anything. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Tod was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and he desires to right it.

Ideals: Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Enemies, Religious. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 380 gp.

Description: A moderately attractive woman, she very much looks the part of a Crown-heir. Her rusty crest is braided into rings. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She is overprotective of those who hire her services. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: She is a Hag in disguise. She was an adventurer many years ago and she formed a blood bond with her Elven companion (her 'brother'). She tends to her Crown-heir job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations she has.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend; and to reunite with her old friends

Ideals: Opinionated. Bonds: Job, Attractive, Guardian, Adventurer. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 160 gp.

Description: A hulking man with gigantic muscles, he has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his white robe. His Stetson hat is riddled with cuts and holes. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines green.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Spring will drive conversation. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Spice Merchant profession.

History: The child of western immigrants he idolized his mother. A gifted student he started as a Spice Merchant, but he got bored and became a Mortician. 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 unsatisfied with his job; and balancing his hectic life and new mortician responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp. 1 Disguise kit.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears dull pastel sweaters, loose grey pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath his sweater he keeps a concealed hammer, just in case. His fur is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He is baby faced.

Personality: He has a good heart but also a terrible temper. He will forgive often but not before yelling and berating someone for whatever they have done wrong. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Jade hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. 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 Miner. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Miner for hire.

Motivation: Many dire rats want him driven away; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Religious, Enemies, Job. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 sp. 2 Antitoxin.

Description: 5'11" and muscular, this eastern man likes to wear grey tank tops with blue pants. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long hair. His face is scarred and worn.

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 tends to be very friendly, and is drawn to music, the smells of food and wine, and out-door festivals.

History: Born in the east his family was never financially stable. When money was particularly tight he was walking through alleys when he overheard a Priest hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. He made his way to the other competitor and parlayed his knowledge into a job. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Athletic, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Family, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 5000 cp.