Description: This man wears a custom-built plate barding that's adorned with tan lining and desert motifs. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. He has a black handlebar mustache and slicked back black hair. His blue eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He seems absolutely devoid of it. He stares off into space and will respond with overly literal and minimalist answers to questions. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: He was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. His divine abilities were realized during a raid on his village. He eventually got the idea of being the protector of his homeland from reading books, and has made it his duty.

Motivation: To find somewhere to settle down; and find a way to reverse the transformation of his sister

Ideals: Philantrophist, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Bonds: Guardian, Family. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Low and grunting

Possessions: 11000 cp. Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Deep blue spinel (400 gp). Amethyst (60 gp).

Description: This man wears a tattered pair of loose green pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs, and sports empty pouches on his belt. His crest is black and very short. His half smiles and red eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: He is a man who does what he needs to. He will acquiesce to black mail and extortion to avoid trouble. He takes great joy in being the best Shipwright in town.

History: He was born at the edge of vast forest. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Being a Shipwright kept his interest for a while, but then he became depressed and bored. So he turned to a secret life of crime, taking increasingly more risks and challenges.

Motivation: A rival would like him out of the picture.

Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Job, Nature. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 5000 cp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears well tailored suits and hats with beautiful decoration. He is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. His crest, while still mostly scarlet, has prominent grey streaks. This red eyed northerner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. At some point he was captured by illithids and was tortured. After several years of this he finally managed to escape. 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 wants revenge against illithids; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, Enemies, Slave. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 80 gp. Banded agate (16 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She carries with her a set of kukris, each one with a aquamarine on the hilt. She only wears one on her belt and the other on her back. She has wavy blonde hair. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady green eyes.

Personality: She has a very dry and sarcastic sense of humor. She is not one for noise or eating so much, which is in direct contrast with her big mouthed big gutted partner. Her partner is her best friend in the world. The two are very close despite being more or less each other's opposites. She is ready at a moment's notice to give into her darker urges. She is a real pyromaniac and does not care who the fire hurts. She often ends up burning people alive in the fires she starts.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. While she appears to be a normal Halfling, she's... not quite right. Perhaps she's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that she plain doesn't fit in. Recently a tribe of orcs attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Portia fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: To reunite with her old friends.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Poor. Occupation: Dyer

Voice: Forgets to breathe while speaking

Possessions: 1 Darkwood Buckler.

Description: A plain young-adult man, he wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. He keeps his golden hair in a flapper bob. His face possesses mild wrinkles. His smile is extraordinarily sincere though he does not smile often.

Personality: He is business-like. He takes instructions and follows them to the letter. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Sailor arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. He dropped out of school before completing his studies. He has built up a small fortune and can afford his own way.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Sailor and was forced into it by his family; and he is greedy

Ideals: Professionalism, Logical. Bonds: Family, Rich. Occupation: Sailor

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 40 gp.

Description: He wears tattered old clothes. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is fixated on the number 13. He counts his steps and bites of food to keep in track with it. He seems to be used to being ignored and not questioned about it. He is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Half-Elves.

History: A child with a great deal of singing talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Half-Elves in the west were limited. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Gnomish compassion.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane, Racist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She dresses well, wearing brown shirts, loose pants, and blazers most of the time. She has dyed her greying chestnut hair a little too much giving a sharp chestnut color. Her eyes are likewise amber.

Personality: Stoic and calm, she prefers to meditate than take action. She is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories she has discovered

History: She was born several months after her mother was called into army service. At a young age she wooed the heart of her future spouse and the two had a long relationship before they wed. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love.

Ideals: Disciplined, Logical. Bonds: Attractive, Military, In love. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Hollow voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Tanglefoot bags. 1 Holy water.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He likes to wear ponchos typically of a light black in addition to tight pants. He has dyed his greying copper crest a little too much giving a sharp copper color. He wears a mask on his face.

Personality: He can speak with the recently deceased. More though he will beg to come along on any journeys. He will attempt to stowaway on any ship he can in the hopes that it will get him further away.

History: Sold as a small child to a wizard, Arjhan was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. After coming to the age of reason, Arjhan took it upon himself to study the martial arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Gifted, Optimist. Flaws: Insomniac. Bonds: Immigrant, Slave, Mentor. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 20 gp.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what he was had he not made sure his armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit he wears brown painted combat armor at almost all times. His moppish golden hair is in a traditional bowl cut. His face is full, his cheeks are rosy, and he always seems to sport a perfect smile and a twinkle in his hazel eyes.

Personality: He has a massive crush on the younger sibling of the Masseuse who has hired him part-time. To his fellows he is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He has recently attracted an admirer that believes he's playing hard to get.

Motivation: To settle down with his crush; and money/treasure

Bonds: Attractive, Has a crush, Enemies, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Pronounces O like U

Possessions: 1800 sp.