Description: This man stands a little under 5'7" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He has a large brown mantle and cape that has been intricately interwoven into his tan robe. He wears a colorful flower in his red hair. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: Ralf is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Raised by wardens he was only a novice when orcs swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. He went to a religious school and was inspired by the priests there in charitable deeds. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to orcs demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and several ex partners dislike his way of doing things and want revenge

Ideals: Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 120 gp. White pearl (110 gp).

Description: This man stands a little under 6'8" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath his coat. He has a very tight haircut. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He tends to agree with only himself unless someone else's opinion sounds like he can profit from it. He tries to control his temper but he can't always stop himself from what he feels what must be done. On top of that he is swayed by a pretty face, and while loyalty to his employer will always come first he doesn't like to hit women.

History: He was born in a small forest village. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk; and meet up once more with his childhood friend

Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Has a crush, Adventurer, Nature. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sighs a lot, exhausted

Possessions: 30 pp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She acts crazy and hedonistic. She is a great chef.

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. A freak accident while working with her Courier mother left her crippled. She has drifted apart from her friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature kukri.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and meet up once more with her childhood friend

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Hedonist, Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 100 gp. A miniature (3 inch) silver gauntlet, trimmed in mother-of-pearl (20 gp).

Description: She is a physically imposing dark-skinned woman. She wears loose pants and a collared shirt complete with sweater beneath her coat. Her golden hair is singed and shortened. Her blue eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. She plays an instrument quite well.

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. Her mother disappeared, and while she tried to raise money to find her mother, she was betrayed dozens of times. She inherited the family business which she has now maintained for 4 years.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and find a way to reverse the transformation of her sister

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Military, Family. Occupation: Stableman

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 100 sp.

Description: This man wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with wide-brimmed hat. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. He has moderate length chestnut hair. His face is covered beneath a completely black helmet.

Personality: He considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He loves teas. He is very sensitive about his face. To blow off anger he lifts weights and to control his otherwise explosive temper he works out a lot.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His spouse left him for another, whom he beat to an almost bloody pulp. He did not win them back, but he came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Impeccable, Fighting, Logical. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears tight fitting clothing which further accentuates her frame, and a wedding ring on her left hand. She wears her blonde hair down. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She loves teas. She is very sensitive about her face. To blow off anger she lifts weights and to control her otherwise explosive temper she works out a lot.

History: The child of eastern immigrants she idolized her mother. Because her mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. She was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented her and her father from journeying east to reunite her family. Some 9 years later her spouse died after the birth of her daughter. Heartbroken, Mialee never married again. Instead she focused her life to raising her daughter whom she trained as her mother had trained her before.

Motivation: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and wishes to resurrect an old love

Ideals: Philantrophist, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, In love, Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Ploughman

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: This woman is tall and muscular. She prefers to wear green pants and tee shirts. She keeps her blue hair in a pixie cut. Her white eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She keeps company with all sorts of races to see how they think and challenge minds foreign to her own.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Navigator hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to share knowledge with the world

Ideals: Athletic, Disciplined, Gifted. Bonds: Poor, Immigrant. Occupation: Navigator

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Masterwork Uncommon Weapon.

Description: Standing 4'11", this man wears a violet shirt with thin green vertical stripes and black pants. His hair is always cut to a buzz. His eyes are green and he is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Always inclined to offer people food he seems plenty friendly. He uses divination through singing.

History: Berrian was born the youngest of three triplets. 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 Spice Merchant. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and doesn't want to be a spice merchant and was forced into it by his family

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Family, Job. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 190 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: A pudgy man standing about 3'6" has a big stupid grin on his face most of the time. He wears professional attire. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He likes to make people angry or surprised. He is harsh and unforgiving.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He was always very intelligent and has formed a secret society of freemasons.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is greedy

Flaws: Antagonistic, Secretive. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Rich. Occupation: Bricklayer

Voice: Speaks with a cold

Possessions: 400 sp. 1 Masterwork Artisan’s tools.