Description: This woman is unhealthily muscled, almost every single one of her veins is visible when she is not flexing. Her shirts and pants tend to be short and undersized for her due to the difficulty of finding a good tailor. Her hair is silver and curly. She has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. She wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: She shows great sympathy to all travelers. She's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of brigands once and for all.

History: Born to a Merchant, her mother struggled to pay the bills. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Gardener hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Recently a tribe of brigands attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Theirastra fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting, Athletic, Philantrophist. Bonds: Poor, Enemies. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 4000 cp. Citrine (80 gp).

Description: He is an average looking western male in his early mid-life. He is generally shirtless and showing off his tattooed chest. His black hair is matted, messy, and big. His green eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: He does not believe in betrayal or weakness as things to be tolerated. He always tries to repair and not replace. It was this mentality that drove him into the Cartwright business.

History: He was born in a small mountains village. His father disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his father, he was betrayed dozens of times. 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: To prove his worth to the world; and to reunite with his absent father

Ideals: Justice, Persistence. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Family. Occupation: Cartwright

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a bastard sword on his belt. His hair is red and very short. His blue eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He is quite rude, and likes to deride his opponents skill and shout insults at them. He is obsessed with his god.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. In his 10th year, his parents were killed by a goblins raid, leaving Delg 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 goblins demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Disease. Bonds: Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Marshal

Voice: Sore throat, cough

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (300 gp).

Description: This malnourished man is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak. His gray fur is lengthy. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines amber.

Personality: Right-Handed wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so he tries to act the part. He does a good job, for the most part... He is a thrill seeker, he laughs at people and throws down challenges. He is highly competitive and combative.

History: Right-Handed was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his father was employed at, doing general labor. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Elven artifacts is his passion; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Disciplined, Entrepeneur. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His skin has the orange glow of too much sun. He wears an entirely black suit with green socks and a vest with buckled shoes. His hair is golden, silky, and of moderate length. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. 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: Oren was born the youngest of three triplets. His father worked until he suffered an accident while they were digging through a hill for a new route. He had to support his now crippled father and took his father's old job. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Retire the richest man in the north; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Gifted, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Family. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Gruff and masculine

Possessions: Brass mug with jade inlays (200 gp).

Description: His skin is bronze and flawless. He is renowned for his bright blue suits and hats. He is an epitome of beauty. He has a red handlebar mustache and slicked back red hair. His fair skin shows little sign of his aristocratic breeding.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. Around other people he will do his best to conceal his emotions and appear jolly.

History: Sindri was born in the north. At a young age he loved to build and create. Brilliant and gifted he never wanted to apply himself. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Persistence, Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Raspy

Possessions: 250 gp.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he wears a fancy blue suit. His golden hair is drawn into a tight pony tail with a card scrunchie. His eyes are likewise amber. His teeth are white and perfect.

Personality: He has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. He is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with his big mouthed big gutted partner. His partner is his best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: He was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. When he was little, his rather wealthy family often ventured across the desert to a summer home near a large cave. He would wander through that large cave and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and he was stranded inside. His family spent the next few days looking for him, and could only assume he was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the desert due to the painful memories there. Raer took refuge in the large cave and found the beat up greataxe and armor he uses now. He is searching for what he claims is his rightful reward.

Motivation: He has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Adventurer, In love, Nature. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This man is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He has a penchant for wearing a ring with an oversized opal on his right hand. His tied-back hair is black. His otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: He is a melancholic, but persistent worker. He resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. There was a wharf not far from home where he often wandered off to fish. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: He has money and likes to spend it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Rich, Mentor, Nature. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This man is very fat, and wears bulky brown painted plate armor. He has styled his white fur well, parting it to the left. His eyes are a pleasant copper.

Personality: He can speak with the dead, and doesn't see much difference between the living and dead. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Gifted from a young age, Shadow studied abroad. In his youth he was a Bather, and wanted to be a champion fighter when he grew up. He was working during a period of war, and as one of the natives he lived in fear of joining the others in being slaughtered. He saw the brutality and swore off his fighting aspirations, taking his younger brother on his back after seeing his parents die, and fled the country. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and he is being blackmailed/forced/etc and this influences his actions

Ideals: Gifted, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Impulsive, PTSD. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Speaks through clenched teeth

Possessions: Just what you see.