Description: This man is bedraggled and starved. He is dressed in earthy colors with a green and tan handkerchief worn on his right side. He sports a flattop hair cut. He has black eyes and a green hat with a tan feather.

Personality: He is quiet and reserved most of the time, but warms up to people very quickly. Around friends he is liable to tell dirty jokes and enjoy himself. He cannot resist a sob story and will often dote over anyone who has one.

History: Chem was born to in a poor docking district. He spent his early days working in the same smith shop his mother was employed at, doing general labor. Chem was orphaned to a temple shortly after his birth. He was raised by the temple staff to care always for others above himself and to hold his god always in his heart. He's since become an addict/alcoholic.

Motivation: He possesses a valuable artifact that the thieves guild wishes to steal; and seeks redemption

Ideals: Joker, Philantrophist. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Poor, Religious, Criminal record. Occupation: Scribe

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: 340 gp. 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. Her crest is copper and curly. Her eyes are likewise red. Her teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: She goes out her way to put a smile on everyone's face. There's no-one she won't accept into her heart. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: She was born at the edge of vast island. When money was particularly tight she was walking through alleys when she overheard a Apothecary hiring some criminals to sabotage a competitor. She made her way to the other competitor and parlayed her knowledge into a job. Lacking all sense, she decided to go on an adventure. She picked a direction and started trekking.

Motivation: To reunite with her absent father; and marry her sister to traveling adventurers

Ideals: Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Adventurer, Nature, Poor, Family. Occupation: Apothecary

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 1 Buckler.

Description: This late middle aged man likes to wear darkened spectacles and heavy clothing, no matter the weather and is in decent physical shape. He wears his silver hair up. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady silver eyes.

Personality: He considers himself the protector of his home. He feels this is his duty and calling. He does not regard money as being a problem because it has never been a problem for him. He lives in a bit of an ivory tower believing all problems are one quick intervention away from being solved.

History: Gifted from a young age, Nicor studied abroad. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. He was recently attacked on the road and savagely beaten by bandits.

Motivation: Doesn't want to be a Herbalist and was forced into it by his family; and to protect his home

Ideals: Gifted. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Guardian, Rich, Family. Occupation: Herbalist

Voice: Speaks like tongue is numb

Possessions: 50 gp. Lapis lazuli (14 gp).

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking eastern young adult. He dresses in green turtlenecks beneath a black coat with brown slacks. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His white hair is greasy and uncared for. His white eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: He hates illithids. He views them as having robbed his home of its proper glory. He also hits on women, regardless of circumstances.

History: When he was but 5 years old his parents immigrated from the east. Because his mother participated in the massacre of their homeland, illithids burned their ranch to the ground and forced them out. He was preparing to flee to the east, but the outbreak of war prevented him and his father from journeying east to reunite his family. He has gone from town to town working and never settling down anywhere, but has fallen for a local Dyer. He hasn't told them the truth, but wants to settle down with them.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud.

Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Slave, Enemies, Has a crush, Immigrant. Occupation: Shoemaker

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 120 gp. Chalcedony (50 gp).

Description: She is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of her physical features obscured. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She keeps her long golden hair kept up in a rat tail. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: She is almost excessively polite to everyone, even when angry. Only to laugh say gotcha and shoot double pistol fingers at the fooled target.

History: She got into the Courier business at a young age. Like her father and her sister before her, after school she went straight into learning to become a Courier. She guards a vault combo very seriously as well as the key needed to open it.

Motivation: She has a rivalry with the Church that dominates her actions; and expand her business

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Shy, Secretive. Bonds: Job, Religious. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: With white face paint in a stripe pattern across his face, he wears a black cloak and cross-gartered blue stockings. His hair is short and dark red. His eyes are likewise white. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He misses his glory days as an athlete. He does not mind his job, but it is boring in comparison. He has all his life been fascinated with dancing.

History: Xappan was born into a poor family. Growing up, he dreamt of becoming a Sorcerer, to bring honor to his family’s name. When he came of age, he applied for a position with his town's local guard, looking to work his way up via merit and eventually become a Sorcerer in service of a powerful lord somewhere. He made a point of taking high paying jobs and getting most of it up front. He became a plane-shifter, and is stopping over on this plane for a brief visit.

Motivation: To reunite with his old friends.

Ideals: Athletic, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Adventurer. Occupation: Junk Dealer

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

Possessions: 260 gp.

Description: He is a mite stocky and wears white trousers with yellow and grey striped suspenders. He wears various colorful collared shirts. His hair is black, silky, and of moderate length. His violet eyes are slightly larger than normal.

Personality: He's a bit of a prankster. He knows he is clumsy and seen as such and will often feign amnesia after injury. He works hard and plays hard.

History: He was a bastard born out of an affair, and his mother always resented and mistreated him for it out of spite. His parents enrolled him in a Sorcerer school at a young age so that he could practice his martial talents. After a long history of fighting, Ar-Kaius and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: He loathes his own lifestyle; and he's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Joker, Gifted. Flaws: Hedonist, Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Adventurer

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 20 gp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: This woman wears a shirt that is too small, which lets her gut show, with a ratty tan coat over it. She is muscular with a powerful set of arms. Her hair is long and blonde with streaks of silver, and is pulled back with small tan clips. She has a tattooed face.

Personality: She trusts no one. She is not readily capable for forgiveness and her ire never leaves her. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: Zanna hails from a village terrorized by brigands. In her 20th 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 left for the south, certain she would find work there.

Motivation: She is terrified, and will act out of fear.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Fearful. Bonds: Enemies, Immigrant. Occupation: Roofer

Voice: Speaks with lips pursed

Possessions: 600 sp. White pearl (50 gp).

Description: A middle-aged man, he wears a robe, a symbol of magic around his neck, and a greataxe on his belt, and is pretty ugly. He wears his hair in dreadlocks. His thin eyebrows rest above his beady amber eyes.

Personality: He acts crazy and hedonistic. He is able to make almost anything out of random pieces of junk.

History: His parents moved while he was still in utero so he is the first generation to be born here. Aside from being a slave or a gladiator, there isn't much legitimate work for Half-Elves in Odo's homeland. Odo decided to take the middle way and become a bodyguard. He moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and to pay off his debts

Ideals: Fighting, Gifted. Flaws: Ugly, Hedonist. Bonds: Immigrant. Occupation: Locksmith

Voice: Dark and ominous

Possessions: Red garnet (150 gp). 1 Chain shirt.