Description: This man wears skinny pants and wears a green and tan robe with the hood down. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is singed and shortened. 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 considers himself the perfect gentleman. He makes a point to always show proper etiquette and frequently critiques the etiquette of others. He is fiercely devoted to his mother, and views his mother's ex-spouse as an evil person for separating him from his legal half-brother.

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He has since lost track of the people in his past.

Motivation: Nothing but the best is good enough for him; and regain custody of his daughter

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly, Insomniac. Bonds: Family, Nature. Occupation: Carpenter

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 70 gp. Red spinel (110 gp). 1 Masterwork Musical instrument.

Description: She has the majority of her body covered in plate. She wears a colorful flower in her golden hair. Her face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. Her spectacle hidden eyes are a deep gray.

Personality: She can speak with the recently deceased. Despite her manner, she is extremely passionate and proud of her job, and she prides herself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: Elysande lived on a farm with her father, near the main road leading to a nearby town. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Animal Trainer. She has since lost track of the people in her past.

Motivation: Wants to raise her children well.

Ideals: Gifted. Bonds: Attractive, Job, Family. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Adds syll-ab-les for em-pha-sis

Possessions: 200 gp.

Description: A woman with a warm, jovial air about her, she is wearing a long, grey cloak. Her blonde hair is smooth and relatively long. Her thin eyebrows rest above her beady brown eyes.

Personality: This woman loves painting and to teach people painting more than just about anything. Any perceived weakness will be pressed and exploited. She is seen as merciless and passionate.

History: She was born on a small isolated farm. In her youth she was part of a gang. She got caught, but did not rat out her comrades and served her time in prison. 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: Her name or reputation has been wronged in the past by illithids, and she desires to right it; and someone believes her a fraud

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Nature, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shepherd

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 600 sp. Tiger eye turquoise (11 gp).

Description: She is an attractive woman, lean and moderately muscular. She wears clothing that is held on in multiple layers but all of it is in poor condition. Her crest is greying and her face has many wrinkles. She is baby faced.

Personality: She never swears and excessively uses polite adverbs when speaking. She can't help but pocket interesting objects she comes across

History: Her parents moved while she was still in utero so she is the first generation to be born here. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. As of late she has set up a hidden staging nest where she ambushes people she hires for escort.

Motivation: She will attempt to ambush and attack anyone she thinks she can take on alone and try to knock them out with non-lethal damage. If successful, she will try to sell them to her slave-trader contact.

Ideals: Optimist. Bonds: Poor, Attractive, Criminal record, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Hard of hearing, loud

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: The man speaks with an almost imperceptible accent. He seems to always be the slightest bit damp as if he got out from a pool a few moments ago. He wears a shirt that is too small, which lets his gut show, with a ratty green coat over it. He wears a wide-brimmed hat to cover his moderate length brown hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Valafar will drive conversation. He disdains his fellow easterners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: The child of eastern immigrants he idolized his father. At a young age his father died while driving off some illithids. His mother being the stubborn sort decided to stay and helped train him in flail use. Days after completing his studies, news broke out that his hometown was attacked by illithids. Valafar was horrified and prayed that his mother was alright. However, he heard that his mother had died fighting off the illithids.

Motivation: Many illithids want him driven away; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Extrovert, Fighting. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Immigrant, Enemies. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: Speaks with squeezed throat

Possessions: 50 pp.

Description: His right thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears a grey broad hat and grey clothes. He wears a broad hat to cover his moderate length chestnut hair. He has a tattooed face.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. He does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: He was born in a small desert village. Over the years he perfected his riding and shooting skills. Due to his spouse's obsession with being a Blacksmith they were divorced and he won custody of their daughter. He worked as a Soapmaker, and he later adopted a second daughter.

Motivation: His religion dominates his actions; and wants to raise his children well

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert. Bonds: Nature, Family, Religious. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 2000 cp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: A woman with a calm yet intense air about her, she typically wears violet cloth garments or leather armor. Her tied-back hair is black. Her brown eyes dart around the room hyper actively observing anyone and anything.

Personality: In the realm of puns, she cannot help herself. She feels obliged to make them. She is often prim and proper but will on occasion tell either really disgusting or offensive jokes, which seem out of character.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. When she was little, her rather wealthy family often ventured across the mountains to a summer home near a ruined castle. She would wander through that ruined castle and adventure through it for days. One day while adventuring a terrible storm took place and she was stranded inside. Her family spent the next few days looking for her, and could only assume she was dead when it came time to leave. The family never returned to the mountains due to the painful memories there. Faral took refuge in the ruined castle and found the beat up monstrous two handed axe and armor she uses now. She has been a successful dealer in antiques buying low and selling high.

Motivation: She feels that her past leaves her morally obligated to help; and retire the richest woman in the north

Ideals: Joker, Entrepeneur. Bonds: Nature, Criminal record. Occupation: Fisher

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 30 gp.

Description: He is wearing colorful clothing, dressed as a Barkeep, and carries kukris. He has moderate length white hair. His face is feral with sharp distinguishing features. His spectacle hidden eyes are a deep green.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Bertram embodies much of what other species detest in the Halflings. The war was a terrible time for him, and Bertram does not often speak of it. When he does, he does so with a strained expression and tears in his eyes.

History: He was born several months after his mother was called into army service. His mother disappeared, and while he tried to raise money to find his mother, he was betrayed dozens of times. By chance he met his brother recently and the two have been together since.

Motivation: He feels threatened by others; and marry his brother to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic, Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Military, Family. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 370 gp.

Description: This exceptionally lanky man wears a brown vest with golden trim over his white shirt. His black leather gloves and pants are well-kept, and his brown boots flare out at the collars. His red hair is lengthy. His ears are large.

Personality: He is happy with his job as a Healer. He turns his eye from what people do, preferring to live and let live. Animals are drawn to him, and he is able to talk to them.

History: He was always a brilliant, if unscrupulous mind. After coming to the age of reason, Dalgal took it upon himself to study the druidic arts in their entirety; because of this, he was labeled a dark omen and banished from his homeland. He then took over the family business and is one of the better Healer for hire.

Motivation: Expand his business; and balancing his hectic life and new healer responsibilities is difficult

Ideals: Gifted, Logical. Flaws: Ugly, Insane. Bonds: Job. Occupation: Healer

Voice: Low range voice

Possessions: 140 pp. 1 Masterwork Common Melee.