Description: He wears professional attire. He is portly but not overly obese. He sports a long silver beard, and similarly colored long 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 has a taste for the finer things and spends a great deal of money on luxuries, some more exotic than others.

History: He was raised happily, as a normal child born to his father and mother. His father taught him the rudiments of the Interpreter arts, while his mother instructed him in etiquette, music and courtly manner. Since his father passed away years ago, his mother had doted on him, and he came to think her himself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by his attractiveness, a trait in which he easily excels the other men of his town. He now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: He uses money and sex appeal to get what he needs; and he doesn't get along with people that don't share his tastes

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Rich. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 5000 cp. Jade (60 gp).

Description: She is a woman of bearing and well nourished. She wears well tailored gowns and hats with beautiful decoration. She is almost always dressed for an outing in high society. Her blonde hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a deerstalker hat. Her eyes are green and she is always smoking a pipe.

Personality: Her voice, at times compared to that of a Nymph, lambasts those who consider themselves "civilized" with snide, belittling remarks; the subtle growl she speaks with growing louder in doing so, one can find it most pronounced, despite the otherwise natural purity of her tone. She seeks to pay back kindness whenever she gets the chance. Whether it be in the form of unwanted serenades or the latest gossip she always seeks to do solids for her friends.

History: She was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. She made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. In her journeys she found a malevolent artifact. She wishes to return this artifact and its corrupting influence back to where it came.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Flaws: Cynical, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 80 gp.

Description: He is a small man, but exceptionally fit. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty brown coat over it. His hair is red and very short. This blue eyed easterner is not easily forgotten.

Personality: He is not truly malevolent, but he is obsessed with poetry. He constantly tries to fill his life with poetry. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. He moved from fad to fad and when he turned 15 he discovered poetry. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Fearful. Bonds: Poor. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 110 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: He is of a modest build and height, but he carries himself more imposing than he is. He wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized white coat. His black hair, when down, is lengthy. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: Born the oldest of a large religious eastern family, he was no stranger to responsibility. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. He was granted martial powers by his dying sister.

Motivation: He is compelled to act according to his religious beliefs; and his religion dominates his actions

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Addict. Bonds: Religious. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Strong lisp

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: This woman is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. She is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of white, and is pulled back with small tan clips. Her skin is flawless and her blue eyes scan people very quickly.

Personality: She likes to be helpful to her clients. She likes to prescribe proper advice to her clients. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Pyntle 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 moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To unite with her sister; and regain custody of her daughter

Flaws: Forgetful. Bonds: Attractive, Immigrant, Job, Family. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 80 gp. Red-brown spinel (60 gp).

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she prefers to wear red pants and tee shirts. Her chestnut hair is singed and shortened. She has green eyes and a red hat with a black feather.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. Her brief stint in the army gave her the idea she was invincible and that she is the toughest woman alive.

History: A powerful slaver made her what she is. She couldn't stand her childhood mentor and eventually formed a pact with her mentor's previously failed apprentice to rebel. When their plan failed the mentor lashed out against both of them and fled. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To unite with her brother.

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military, Mentor. Occupation: Server

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: An abacus with copper, silver and gold markers (100 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is an average looking eastern female in her early mid-life. She wears tan trousers with green and black striped suspenders. She wears various colorful collared shirts. She has styled her white hair well, parting it to the right. Her eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She cannot deal with unfamiliar people for more than a few minutes at a time and if they persist she will grow angry at them.

History: She was born at the edge of vast mountains. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and wants to open a new tavern

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Sensitive, Antagonistic. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 260 gp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized green coat. She has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. Her chestnut hair, when down, is lengthy. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep red.

Personality: She considers herself a woman of culture and sophistication. She likes a good challenge to her wits. She dislikes loud distracting noises, but is overall hospitable. Her biggest love is that of knowledge and as such will purchase any books or pay to listen to tales that travelers might have.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. Her psionic abilities were realized during a raid on her village. She was granted psionic powers by her dying brother.

Motivation: She seems to be bored by most things; and she doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes

Ideals: Impeccable, Logical, Gifted. Flaws: Mundane. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: Prounounces S like Z

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with his rolled up shirt sleeves this gives him a very relaxed look. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. His blue eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: The man has a huge range of feeling. He will range from being happy and joking with the occasional self put down to crying stating how he will be a better person from this day on. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: The child of a Painter, who enjoyed hunting, Varis was taken on many hunting expeditions. He helped his father out around the business and became quite the natural. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Architect.

Motivation: He wants revenge against drow; and someone believes him a fraud

Flaws: Ugly, Emotional, Impulsive. Bonds: Nature, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 400 gp. 1 Superior lock.