Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears a simple burlap shirt and baggy pants. He conceals his shield with his veritable burlap sack of a shirt. He has blonde hair. His half smiles and hazel eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: Quiet and reserved he prefers to listen than to talk. He will nod occasionally and communicate nonverbally. Energy wise he seems alert and responsive.

History: Purban was raised in a hard working conservative environment. He was taken from his home at a very young age. He's also a talented Cook, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out; and expand his business

Ideals: Professionalism. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Slave. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 300 gp. Black star sapphire (700 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument. 1 Silver holy symbol. 1 Simple lock.

Description: This tall, slender man wears skinny pants and wears a brown and blue robe with the hood down. His long golden hair reaches down to his waist. He wears an eyepatch.

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

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. 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 north. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his daughters to still be retired.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Shy, Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 4000 cp. Large well-done wool tapestry (200 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over his head. His hair is long and blonde with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small yellow clips. His beard is silver, braided, and well cared for. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is mildly Half-Elf supremacist, though he does not identify as such. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Randal was raised in a hard working conservative environment. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: He is terrified, and will act out of fear; and further expansion of business

Flaws: Racist, Fearful. Bonds: Rich, Job, Family. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: Relatively heavier built than your average man, he is not imposing. He wears long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. His purple hair, when down, is lengthy. 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 seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: Nirgel was born with his mother's beautiful face. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and to end his boredom

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Insomniac, Mundane. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This southern woman has a large tan mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into her black robe. Her clothes are grease stained in places. Her hair is red and curly. Her face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: Mella 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. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant, Military. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates his frame. His black hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a broad hat. He has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: He believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. A true patriot, Tharivol would do anything for his country. He is fiercely protective of his fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: He is greedy.

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Military. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: This man wears a brown costume with the symbols of the four houses of cards on his torso. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized jet on his left hand. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length red fur. His half smiles and blue eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He hates giants. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He moves from fascination to fascination almost instantaneously. If something can keep his interest for a month it is impressive.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Smoking was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and his name or reputation has been wronged in the past by giants, and he desires to right it

Flaws: Hedonist. Bonds: Rich, Attractive, Enemies, Mentor. Occupation: Baker

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 8000 cp.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her silver hair has been sun bleached extensively. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She considers herself the perfect lady. She makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. Her philosophy is that everyone needs a friend and as such shows hospitality towards all.

History: She was born in the west. She took every job she could get her hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the west were limited. She left for the west, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes; and she feels the way she acts is they only way to get by in the world

Ideals: Impeccable, Optimist. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 2000 sp.

Description: She wears long strands of ruby and short yellow dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths, and carries halberds. Her tied-back hair is golden. Her face is full, her cheeks are rosy, and she always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in her gray eyes.

Personality: She swings through moods quickly. One moment she is cool and collected, the next she is carried away by passions. She is afraid of women and trembles around them

History: She is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. Recently a tribe of drow attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Eleanor fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She uses money and sex appeal to get what she needs; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Fighting, Passionate. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Rich, Attractive. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 200 sp.