Description: This southern man's face is deformed and paralyzed on one side. As such, he slurs his words together. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing black cape and mantle trimmed with soft brown waves gently in the breeze. He has styled his red hair well, parting it to the right. He has several tiny sapphire earrings on each ear.

Personality: His tongue was cut out and he uses sign language. He is frequently practicing swordplay.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. His mother had invested heavily in several trade routes and wanted him to inherit them. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: An old rival family wants him found; and his relatives are trying to arrange a marriage

Flaws: Ugly, Disease. Bonds: Rich, Military, Family. Occupation: Glassblower

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 90 gp.

Description: A thin woman, she clearly needs to put on some weight, but she still has a lot of muscle. She has the majority of her body covered in plate. Her blonde hair is cut short. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: Overbrimming with self-confidence, Tippletoe isn't afraid of most anything. She has a strong dislike to people who do not believe in Gnomish unity. More though she will beg to come along on any journeys. She will attempt to stowaway on any ship she can in the hopes that it will get her further away.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. A freak accident while working with her Butcher father left her crippled. She hopes to save up enough money to one day pay a cleric to cure her.

Motivation: She doesn't get along with people that don't share her tastes.

Ideals: Athletic, Impeccable. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Farmer accent

Possessions: 500 gp. Obsidian (13 gp). Onyx (40 gp). Black pearl (1200 gp).

Description: This woman is very fat, and wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her golden hair is cut jaggedly and amateurishly. She has gray eyes.

Personality: Eccentric and domineering, Heather will drive conversation. 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: She was born into a rich family. She became part of the deadliest team of assassins in recent memory. A botched job caused the group to be disbanded. She has recently gotten a pet goose that steals things from people.

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: Entrepeneur, Extrovert. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Criminal record, Rich. Occupation: Seamstress

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: She wears an entirely white suit with red socks and a vest with buckled shoes, and she perpetually has her dagger ready. She has wavy black hair. Her fair skin shows little sign of her aristocratic breeding.

Personality: She runs her personal life as if detached from it. She organizes appointments and outings based on perceived benefits she will get from it. She is lazy and tries to find solutions quickly.

History: She served in the navy to pay for her family's outstanding loans. Her spouse left her for another, whom she beat to an almost bloody pulp. She did not win them back, but she came to a realization. To get what you want from life, you must take it. Recently a tribe of illithids attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Nogu fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: She wants nothing more than to rejoin the army; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Selfish, Lazy. Bonds: Attractive, Military. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 600 sp.

Description: This man stands a little under 4'3" and is a bit bulky. He is very muscular particularly in the legs. He wears very tight pants and wife beaters, though occasionally he sports a grey coat. His white hair, when down, is lengthy. 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 is a pretentious jerk insisting that modern society is full of problems and should revert to a simpler time. He would rather hide behind his crafts than deal with other people.

History: He served in the navy to pay for his family's outstanding loans. Through the years after Tordek was born, his mother became increasingly distant from his family, instead choosing to pursue power in the north. Tordek's mother didn't care for him much, and the feeling was mutual. He remains aloof and afraid to be himself due to all the ideals others have placed upon him.

Motivation: To get a good night's sleep.

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Insomniac, Antagonistic, Shy. Bonds: Military. Occupation: Gardener

Voice: Russian accent

Possessions: Sardonyx (20 gp).

Description: This man is tall and muscular. He wears light armors faded through time and improper care. His blue crest has been sun bleached extensively. His red eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He passes on several rewards to people in need. He makes a point to leave places better than he found them.

History: Born in a small village he learned the ways of the warrior from his father. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to his current location. He left for the north, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often; and to settle down with his crush

Ideals: Athletic, Fighting, Philantrophist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Farmer

Voice: Italian accent

Possessions: 150 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. She wears silk and lounges about seductively. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She has wavy blue hair. She wears a mask on her face.

Personality: A skeptical and narcissistic woman, Kallista's first love is herself. Her second love is also herself. She is harsh and unforgiving.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She was betrayed by a partner and left for dead, teaching her a humbling lesson in trusting others.

Motivation: She's repulsed by the PC.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Religious. Occupation: Barkeep

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 90 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: 3'10" and muscular, this southern woman prefers to wear flannel. Her golden hair is heavily combed to the left. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are brown.

Personality: She is extraordinarily eccentric. She receives visions of the future at random moments

History: Born to a Banker, her father struggled to pay the bills. Her childhood dream was to be a Banker, but she was a colossal failure. She has achieved small success as a Shipwright.

Motivation: Wants to work out more often.

Ideals: Athletic, Gifted. Flaws: Insane. Bonds: Poor, Job. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Pronounces difficult words wrong

Possessions: 140 gp. Zircon (40 gp).

Description: Dark and lean, he is a relatively plain man. He wears silk and lounges about seductively. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. He tend to wears goggles to shield his eyes.

Personality: He goes out his way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one he won't accept into his heart. He uses divination through singing.

History: He was born with several neurological imbalances, which makes sleep difficult for him. It may also be what makes him so good at details. 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 hasn't been sleeping well lately.

Motivation: Find a way to reverse the transformation of his brother; and to get a good night's sleep

Ideals: Optimist, Gifted. Flaws: Disease, Insomniac. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Detective

Voice: Sounds elderly

Possessions: 20 gp.