Description: He very much looks the part of a Guard. His attire stands in sharp contrast to his greatsword, which is beautifully polished and possesses an ornate carving of a rose on it. His white hair is long and unkept. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He misses his home and complains about the freezing weather, even in summer.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken as a slave by a traveling circus and forced to perform He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Immigrant, Slave. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 360 gp.

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears grey robes with leather pauldrons. Though occasionally he wears more armor. He prefers to carry a longsword, but if one is not available he will default to his hammer, and is pretty ugly. His brown hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His gray eyes peer out from beneath his small grey hat.

Personality: He dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. He dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. His biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious northern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. A gypsy cursed him at a young age, leading to his ugly appearance. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions.

Ideals: Pacifist, Logical. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 120 gp.

Description: She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Her bronze crest is knotted and matted. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She believes mankind has become decadent and spoiled by the march of civilization and an end should come to life as we know it. She will do just about anything if she becomes convinced it is for someone's true love, of this she is easily convinced.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. When the war came and ruined her parents she was left adrift. She was a hard woman then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. She left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: Wants a kiss; and she has a crush on the local bowyer

Flaws: PTSD. Bonds: Attractive, Nature, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Mortician

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A woman of a pale complexion, she is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. She has silver crest. Her gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She exudes charisma. She is a tour de force of persuasion. She has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: She was born into a rich family. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: She wants revenge against illithids; and many illithids want her driven away

Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 270 gp. 1 Breastplate.

Description: This late middle aged man wears a black collared shirt and grey pants. He accessorizes with a black scarf around the waist and a strap diagonally across his shirt and is in decent physical shape. His copper crest is long and unkept. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gold.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. He is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: Pijjirik lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. From there he went from mercenary job to mercenary job. He spent several years traveling with his friend, before both settled down to enjoy the fruits of their adventures.

Motivation: Meet up once more with his childhood friend; and an old rival family wants him found

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Family, Adventurer. Occupation: Carter

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 400 sp.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right hand, she wears a worn and beaten armor. Her hair, while still mostly red, has prominent grey streaks. Her brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. She has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

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. Being born in the south, she completed her medical training abroad so as to avoid the war. She returned after the war having achieved medical proficiency. She was a general practitioner in the south for years, until she, through no fault of her own, lost a patient who had a very powerful family. Rather than risk reprisal she made her way west. Due to her spouse's obsession with being a Engraver they were divorced and she won custody of their daughter. She worked as a Miller, and she later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: Her spouse's relatives view her with great suspicion; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Family. Occupation: Miller

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He appears as an extremely gaunt Halfling, and stands approximately 2'11". He is dressed in a clean red cloak covering his clean studded leather, and his gloved hand is found clutching a sword. His chestnut hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. 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 is shy and timid. He has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. He is very protective of his business, his home, and his spouse. He is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: He was born several months after his father was called into army service. Calcitro was a troubled youth. He spent his days as a hard laborer instead of attending school, and spent his evenings with numerous mobsters and gang members. Calcitro decided he wanted neither the life of his father nor that of the evil petty criminals he associated with. During his early adolescence, he took a sudden opportunity while working the docks and commandeered a vessel that was left unmanned. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: He has decided he is irredeemable; and to get a good night's sleep

Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Criminal record, Military, Slave. Occupation: Bounty Hunter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: Tourmaline (60 gp).

Description: She wears professional attire. She carries a battered whip and tarnished kukri as well. She has moderate length red hair. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She fancies herself a trickster and likes to rely on her wits to carry the day. She cares for her older siblings and likes to be recognized by them. She is obsessed with her god.

History: She was raised by priests from a young age. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: She is compelled to act according to her religious beliefs; and wants to raise her children well

Ideals: Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Religious, Mentor. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Jamaican accent

Possessions: 2000 cp.

Description: He is a physically imposing dark-skinned man. He wears just a yellow suit. He has shaved his head bald. His violet eyes peer out from beneath his top yellow hat.

Personality: Here is a man who knows he is the smartest in the room. He talks down to others constantly. His job bores him to no end. He has decided to make it more interesting.

History: His martial talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. A gifted student he started as a Servant, but he got bored and became a Architect. He has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: He's looking for his big break.

Ideals: Impeccable, Gifted. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record, Job. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Posh accent

Possessions: 40 pp. Jet (110 gp).