Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears suspenders and tan workpants. His shirt is white, and he wears a heavy tan leather apron most of the time. His silver hair is heavily combed to the left. He has a dull look in his brown eyes.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His mother was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his mother was legitimate. He now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Lazy. Bonds: Religious, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Smoker's lung

Possessions: 380 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: This exceptionally lanky woman wears professional attire. With wild white hair. Her skin is flawless and her gray eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She is intelligent and cunning, but she will too often allow her rage to get the better of her. She will lose her cool and rely on brute force to carry the day. She invites people to come help in her community garden.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the east.

Ideals: Philantrophist, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 9000 cp. 1 Antitoxin.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She is renowned for her bright violet dresses and hats. She has a long chestnut ponytail with little hanging trinkets. Judging by the bloodshot nature of her eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine she has not slept for days.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: A studious child she never was much for a social life, not because she was unlikable, but because she did not seek it out. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the north were limited. She left for the north, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Athletic, Passionate, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: Slurs words

Possessions: 5000 cp. 1 Chain shirt.

Description: This western woman is abnormally tall. She wears dull yellow sweaters, loose black pants, and alligator leather shoes. Beneath her sweater she keeps a concealed crossbow, just in case. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her auburn hair is braided into rings. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. She works hard and plays hard.

History: Xanaphia was born to in a poor docking district. She spent her early days working in the same smith shop her father was employed at, doing general labor. Xanaphia was born on a far western plains where she grew up under the tutelage of her father, an expert Layabout. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

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

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman wears rags and sports a simple walking cane. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her black hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her gold eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: Her mother raised her in a mountain cabin. Her father took her hunting and taught her how to get in the mind of other creatures. She struck the Architect job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and she's looking for her big break

Ideals: Justice. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Poor, Nature, Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Architect

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: With black face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears blue leather gloves, a blue jacket, and tight pants. He sports a long auburn beard, and similarly colored long hair. His hazel eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He has a hair trigger and will fly into rage over the tiniest perceived slights.

History: Theren lived on a farm with his father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break; and to unite with his sister

Flaws: Depressed, Antagonistic, PTSD. Bonds: Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Stylist

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: 6000 cp.

Description: This southern woman's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, she slurs her words together. She wears baggy black pantaloons and a grey scarf. Her hair, while still mostly silver, has prominent grey streaks. Her face is scarred and worn.

Personality: She is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as she rather likes the sound of her voice. Her demeanor is somewhat feminine. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Tieflings.

History: Heir to a fortune, her parents put a great deal of effort into curing her disease. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: Tiefling compassion; and wants to have a good time and be beloved

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Disease. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Rhymes sentences (sorry)

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This tall, slender man wears a brown shirt, with a grey mid length shorts with grey tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. With bright red hair and a scraggly beard. His eyes are likewise violet. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He has schizophrenia that causes him to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Dwarves.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. At a young age both his parents were killed in an accident. His uncle (a powerful person with enemies on both sides of the law) took him in and had him trained in basic self defense. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal.

Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she tends to wear a green poncho over her likewise colored trousers and shirt. Her blue hair is lengthy. Her fierce gold eyes like to dwell on things.

Personality: She tends to agree with only herself unless someone else's opinion sounds like she can profit from it. She tries to control her temper but she can't always stop herself from what she feels what must be done. She is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Gifted from a young age, Armara studied abroad. Being born in the west, 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 west 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 dedicated herself to building a better world.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Family, Adventurer, Has a crush. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 20 pp.