Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She wears a yellow vest with golden trim over her white shirt. Her white leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and her yellow boots flare out at the collars. She keeps her silver hair in a pixie cut. She wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Claira speaks confidently about a variety of topics with grace. She is clearly well-traveled and educated. She is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: Gifted from a young age, Claira studied abroad. Her mother was a soldier and died while she was still young. Claira was left her mother's suit of armor and trained in its use and care. She was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for her.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Tanner

Voice: Hissing voice

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: He wears a white shirt with thin tan vertical stripes and grey pants. His golden hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He exudes charisma. He is a tour de force of persuasion. He is able to fit into much smaller and tighter spaces than normal.

History: Goroth lived on a farm with his mother, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Cursed with vampirism at a very young age, Goroth has worked very hard to control his curse. By chance he met his sister recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: Marry his sister to traveling adventurers; and he is unsatisfied with his job

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Job. Occupation: Servant

Voice: Indian accent

Possessions: 500 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: Her skin has the orange glow of too much sun. She does not wear sleeves and tends to eschew shirts when she can avoid it. With wild red hair. Her hazel eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: She is shy and timid. She has not had much interaction with people and is skittish around them. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: She was born in a small forest village. In her 17th year, her parents were killed by a drow raid, leaving Antinua alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, she was adopted. She has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Several ex partners dislike her way of doing things and want revenge.

Flaws: Shy, Racist. Bonds: Nature, Enemies. Occupation: Cook

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 300 gp. Star ruby (900 gp).

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a blue cloak and cross-gartered black stockings. His head has been shaved. His violet eyes dart from person to person.

Personality: He is irritable and easily angered. He is a bit of a bully and is not afraid to use his stature and powers to intimidate and hurt. He is cautious and jumpy. He reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: He was born at the edge of vast plains. His childhood dream was to be a Masseuse, but he was a colossal failure. He now owns his own business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and he feels threatened by others

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Nature, Job. Occupation: Layabout

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: The dark-skinned man stands 6'4" and wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He keeps his blonde hair in a pixie cut. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He receives visions of the future at random moments

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. Lacking all sense, he decided to go on an adventure. He picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: A deep hatred of illithids; and he wants to meet his childhood hero

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Shy. Bonds: Attractive, Rich, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Booming voice

Possessions: 900 sp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.

Description: A 5'9" northern man, he wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. He has auburn hair. His eyes are a pleasant blue.

Personality: He considers himself a man of culture and sophistication. He likes a good challenge to his wits. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: His mother raised him in a mountain cabin. His father was very strict, and drilled into him lessons on being the perfect gentleman. He routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: Half-Orc compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to half-orc people

Ideals: Impeccable, Philantrophist, Logical. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Nature. Occupation: Sellsword

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: 130 gp. 1 Masterwork studded leather.

Description: This man is moderately tanned and has just the faintest trace of an accent. He wears a simple black robe with violet stripes complete with hood. His black hair is long and unkept. His eyes are black.

Personality: Nirgel hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his poetry career. He is stubborn though. He always likes to keep a trick up his sleeve. He likes to fight dirty and will kick and punch below the belt if he feels he even has a chance of losing.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. Nirgel 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. Nirgel 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. Being a Body Guard 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: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and he has decided he is irredeemable

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Criminal record, Nature. Occupation: Body Guard

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 280 gp. 1 Buckler.

Description: This tall, slender woman wears a grey shirt, with a pastel mid length skirt with pastel tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them. Her hair is always cut to a buzz. She has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Dariff's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is very protective of her business, her home, and her spouse. She is willing to work with less than legal methods but maintains the front of legitimacy.

History: Raised by wardens she was only a novice when giants swooped upon their monastery and killed most of the order. Her family was being driven out of business by several neighboring competitors. The mother sought out extralegal help and others began closing their doors. She saw this and took pride in her mother's willingness to do anything to win. She knows her nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but her.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and she has money and likes to spend it

Ideals: Impeccable. Bonds: Rich, Criminal record, Religious, Enemies. Occupation: Bookbinder

Voice: growls and snarls, animalistic

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She wears her chestnut hair up in a very large beehive style do. Her voice is smooth and creepy, always level, but somehow just slightly unnerving.

Personality: She is a Masseuse first and foremost. She believes firmly that knowledge should be universal. She constantly seizes attention wherever she goes and has come to expect this respect from everyone. She likes to think of herself as merciful, but nonetheless is very strict.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. A gypsy cursed her at a young age, leading to her ugly appearance. She struck the Masseuse job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: She's looking for her big break; and to be a weaver again

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Insane, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 6000 cp.