Description: A thin man, he clearly needs to put on some weight, but he still has a lot of muscle. He wears a fine chain shirt which he covers with brown colored cloaks and clothing. His black hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are gray.

Personality: He is a Body Guard first and foremost. He believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. When triggered he is a bloodthirsty maniac, stopping at nothing and killing everything for almost an hour.

History: He comes from a rich eastern family. Gerard 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. Gerard decided he wanted neither the life of his mother 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 now mingles about in high society.

Motivation: To be a Slave Trader again; and he'd like to take his coworkers down a peg

Ideals: Athletic. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Job, Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: Spanish accent

Possessions: Amber (120 gp).

Description: With yellow face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright green and black, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. He keeps his long white crest kept up in a rat tail. His red eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: Calm and collected, he is a well trained Actor. He disdains his fellow northerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He was born blind and as such lacked many opportunities for work. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Dragonborns in the north were limited. He struck the Actor job and began his own company from there.

Motivation: He has a crush on the local Dyer; and sabotage a competitor

Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Job, Immigrant, Has a crush. Occupation: Actor

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a faded coat and loose pants complete with feathered hat. His blonde hair is lengthy and is close to two feet long. He has a very pronounced jaw and large eyebrows. He wears rectangular glasses with silver brims.

Personality: He likes to fabricate stories about his past exploits and how crazy he is, but in actuality he is rather bland. He has a habit of throwing himself into exceedingly dangerous situations.

History: His necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, his parents had him trained. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: He seems to be bored by most things; and he is greedy

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Mundane, Impulsive. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Eastern European accent

Possessions: 19000 cp.

Description: This northern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He wears a tattered pair of loose yellow pants, a matching torn shirt, and a visible pair of similar condition same color briefs. With a patchy red beard and wild red hair. His eyes are likewise gray. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent his parents made sure he got the chance to thrive. His father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but he insists his father was legitimate. He tends to his Laborer job now, and dutifully fulfills any obligations he has.

Motivation: To be a Healer again; and he has a rivalry with the church that dominates his actions

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Job, Religious. Occupation: Laborer

Voice: Mousy voice

Possessions: 6000 cp. Moonstone (60 gp).

Description: He is generally well dressed albeit a few years behind the times. His brown hair is kept up in a ponytail inside a wide-brimmed hat. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are amber.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes gnolls are coming to abduct people. He loves his children and doesn't want them to worry about him. He loves to share his dancing with anyone who is interested.

History: Born in the north to a Fortune-teller, Alston learned a great deal about his mother's area of expertise. When he came of age, he joined a caravan that would eventually take him to the capital. He would practice along the way and, when he arrived, be apprenticed to a Fortune-teller. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and regain custody of his son

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Family, Job. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Laughs frequently while speaking

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a blue coat over a green low-cut shirt, and a deerstalker hat upon her head. She has wavy chestnut hair. She has amber eyes and a blue hat with a green feather.

Personality: She has always had a great fascination with Tiefling culture. The war was a terrible time for her, and Ielenia does not often speak of it. When she does, she does so with a strained expression and tears in her eyes.

History: Born to a poor family in the city she treasured whatever gifts she got. She graduated from the Naval Academy and went to see the world at the rank of Ensign. She advanced relatively quickly due to her good work ethic, understanding of the chain of command, and natural leadership ability. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army.

Flaws: Ugly, Racist, Depressed. Bonds: Military, Poor. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: Boston accent

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: The light-skinned man stands 5'5" and tends to wear a large yellow jacket. His red hair is long and unkept. His hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: He is a jovial happy person, but he is convinced people are living their lives too quickly. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. While he appears to be a normal Half-Elf, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. Since then, he has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: He wants revenge against illithids; and a deep hatred of illithids

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly, Disease, Insane. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Performer

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 40 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A man with a cold, calculating air about him, he wears an old set of leather armor, nicked and torn by the ravages of time and battle. His hair is greying and his face has many wrinkles. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: In the realm of puns, he cannot help himself. He feels obliged to make them. He is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: When he was but 8 years old his parents immigrated from the east. He dropped out of school to support his sick father, and resented it. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Wants to raise his children well.

Ideals: Joker, Logical. Bonds: Immigrant, Family. Occupation: Bowyer

Voice: Old Prospector

Possessions: 50 gp.

Description: He is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. He carries a battered dagger and tarnished hammer as well. He keeps his blue crest in a flapper bob. His voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He takes great pride in his work and is very well organized. His planner is full of calendar events.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Baradad grew up listening to his mother's many stories. While he appears to be a normal Dragonborn, he's... not quite right. Perhaps he's slightly insane, or otherwise so mentally alien to the rest of the world that he plain doesn't fit in. He has dedicated himself to building a better village for his children.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and obtaining odd cultural gnomish artifacts is his passion

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insane, Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Map Maker

Voice: Squeaky

Possessions: 100 gp.