Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears violet trousers with green and grey striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. Her chestnut hair is wavy and long. She wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: She speaks before she thinks and is too direct. She cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Half-Elven conditions. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Impulsive, Disease, Racist. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is a physically imposing light-skinned man. He wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He wears his auburn hair up. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: Soft-spoken and well mannered, he has an amazing amount of patience and a slow boiling temper. A fanatic, his devotion to his small selection of gods is unquestionable. He claims to be doing their will and will base all his actions on whether or not they would be pleasing to the gods.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to him frivolously. He leaves a trail of broken hearts and full pockets wherever he goes.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and money/treasure

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Religious, Rich, Attractive, In love. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 800 sp.

Description: She wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with grey lining and desert motifs. She cuts an attractive figure and her suit of old armor is well cared for even if it is obsolete. Her golden hair, when down, is lengthy. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are hazel.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. A true patriot, Bardryn would do anything for her country. She is fiercely protective of her fellow citizens and foreign allies.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Bardryn was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Retire the richest woman in the north.

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 260 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (200 gp). Fire opal pendant on a fine gold chain (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (110 gp).

Description: She is well dressed, constantly wearing a red suit, brown shirt, and violet tie. Her hair is chestnut, silky, and of moderate length. She has several tiny jet earrings on each ear.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food she seems plenty friendly. She is obsessed with finding treasure.

History: She got into the Barber business at a young age. She helped her father out around the business and became quite the natural. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: Meet up once more with her childhood friend.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 40 gp. Lapis lazuli (4 gp). Rock crystal (70 gp). Malachite (4 gp).

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His hair, while still mostly blonde, has prominent grey streaks. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: Jabbie hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He also has developed a complete distrust of the Gardener profession.

History: He was born in the west, but his parents moved at a very young age to the north. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He has achieved small success as a Adventurer.

Motivation: He is greedy; and sabotage a competitor

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: Blue quartz (8 gp).

Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He wears a worn and beaten armor. He has wavy black hair. His gray eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He hates Humans with a passion. As such he is filled with self loathing. He seeks to pay back kindness whenever he gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip he always seeks to do solids for his friends.

History: Roger hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. As a young adult he joined a group advocating for an improvement in Human conditions. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to dire rats demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and someone believes him a fraud

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict, Racist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 70 gp.

Description: Runty and weak-looking, she is dressed in a clean brown cloak covering her clean studded leather. She wears her black hair down. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Juliana will drive conversation. She also is a firm believer in the womanly ideal.

History: Juliana was born in the east. At a young age she loved to build and create. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. One night she noticed a nearby shooting star which she hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. She has done her darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: To prove her worth to the world; and she is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences her actions

Ideals: Extrovert, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Spy

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: He is in excellent shape and wears silk and lounges about seductively. He wears a broad hat to hide his balding. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: His voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl he speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of his tone. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. In his 16th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Dondon alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and he is greedy

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Cynical. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: A woman with a friendly, welcoming air about her, she likes to wear green tank tops with brown skirt. She wears a Stetson hat to cover her moderate length dark red hair. 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 is witty, but her monotone delivery comes off as unnerving She is stubborn though. She always likes to keep a trick up her sleeve. She likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if she feels she even has a chance of losing.

History: Nija lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Tanner like her father before her.

Motivation: Balancing her hectic life and new Tanner responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Job. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.