Description: He tends to wear a large brown jacket. He is physically well-built. His auburn hair has been sun bleached extensively. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are hazel.

Personality: He is soft-spoken, optimistic and speaks nonstop, as he rather likes the sound of his voice. His demeanor is somewhat feminine. He does not believe in violence as a means to an end. He is a dedicated Locksmith but believes his peers are too gung-ho.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. Barendd abandoned his home at a very young age, living in the fields and plains. He survived everyday through hunting and stealing from passersby. He did whatever it took for him to survive. He has drifted apart from his friends and has been working freelance. Each gave each other a copy of their signature sickle.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Optimist, Pacifist. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: 3000 sp. 1 Chain shirt. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Standing 4'4", this man wears baggy grey pantaloons and a white scarf. His white hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. His eyes are a pleasant green.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has a minor phobia of water and hates getting wet.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. His father had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He is untrained/undisciplined, which makes him dangerous.

Motivation: To protect his home; and he's repulsed by the pc

Flaws: Antagonistic, Fearful, Insane. Bonds: Rich, Guardian. Occupation: Mayor

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 7000 cp.

Description: She is of a modest build and height, but she carries herself more imposing than she is. She likes to wear tan tank tops with brown skirt. She keeps her red hair in a pixie cut. She has several tiny emerald earrings on each ear.

Personality: She is very quiet and rarely speaks above a whisper. She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: She was raised in a white middle class family as the only child. In her 19th year, while out on a day-trip, she returned to find her hometown burning and destroyed. She found her mother impaled in their home, and her father beheaded. She saw the woman who walked out, and charged her in a blind rage. The woman easily evaded and defeated her, leaving her to live broken and terrified. She has built up a small fortune and can afford her own way.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she seems to be bored by most things

Ideals: Extrovert. Flaws: Shy, Mundane, Fearful. Bonds: Rich. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Smooth and feminine

Possessions: 270 gp.

Description: 6'6" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has done her best to style her gold crest to look like a famous performer. She is baby faced.

Personality: She barks her statements quickly and with little fuss. She prefers small words and is at her heart utilitarian. To her fellows she 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: Born in the east her family was never financially stable. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by brigands. Burana was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the brigands.

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

Flaws: Terse. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor, Nature. Occupation: Interpreter

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 700 sp.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally she sports a tan coat. Her brown hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. Her brown eyes are passionate and lively.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: She was a bastard born out of an affair, and her father always resented and mistreated her for it out of spite. While she appears to be a normal Elf, 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. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She feels threatened by others; and she is wracked by social anxiety

Flaws: Greedy, Forgetful, Antagonistic, Insane, Fearful. Occupation: Jeweler

Voice: American accent

Possessions: 20 gp. Citrine (50 gp).

Description: He is a man of bearing and well nourished. He wears a tan cloak and cross-gartered grey stockings. He sports a flattop hair cut. His violet eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is extraordinarily passive and rarely speaks, let alone speaks his mind. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: Traki lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Since his mother passed away years ago, his father 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 has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: To unite with his brother; and wants to raise his children well

Flaws: Addict, Shy. Bonds: Enemies, Family, Attractive. Occupation: Banker

Voice: Creaky witch voice

Possessions: Jade (130 gp). 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: She is scrawny and has patchy golden stubble. She tends to wear a heavy leather apron. Coupled with her rolled up shirt sleeves this gives her a very relaxed look. She has a hunchback. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep hazel.

Personality: She is enamored with her job. She loves it. She likes the challenge and she likes helping those less fortunate than her. When she's not drinking or sleeping the drinks off, she's doing poetry.

History: Trained by her father for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. She inherited a moderately successful company from her father. Under her leadership it has flourished, and using capital from her venture she effectively owns an entire region. She became a Courier soon after.

Motivation: She is not mentally stable, and does not behave rationally; and she is greedy

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job, Military, Rich. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Uses lots of figures of speech

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: A plain young-adult woman, she has the majority of her body covered in plate. She keeps her auburn hair in a pixie cut. She has amber eyes and a white hat with a blue feather.

Personality: She is highly sensitive about her name. She loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. She will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: When she was but 4 years old her parents immigrated from the south. She was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. Her spouse died of illness and she inherited everything. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

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

Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Crown-heir

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 60 gp.

Description: This woman stands a little under 5'9" and is a bit bulky. She is very muscular particularly in the legs. She wears a brown vest and prefers tan and red shirts. Her boots appear to have been at one point steel toed but are quite worn down. She keeps her orange fur in a pixie cut. Her copper eyes peer out from beneath her deerstalker brown hat.

Personality: She likes to brag about her accomplishments and constantly tries to beat others to the punch. Animals are drawn to her, and she is able to talk to them.

History: Sold as a small child to a necromancer, Cloud was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. She eventually earned her freedom when her former master disappeared. Her family was turned out during the war. She and her family wandered south to less war torn lands. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: To clean up the streets; and to find somewhere to settle down

Ideals: Passionate, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Mentor. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 400 sp. Red spinel (100 gp). 1 Banded mail.