Description: This eastern woman is abnormally tall. She wears a large hat to cast shadows over her face and wears ponchos to better hide her body. Her whole body is exceptionally muscular. Her blue hair is unkempt and raggedy. She has gold eyes and a green hat with a grey feather.

Personality: She is envious of other's things. She hoards treasure, art, food, wine, and anything that she so desires. She is cautious and jumpy. She reacts to every sound and lacks any concept of subtlety.

History: She was born to loving parents in a slum to the east. Her parents were killed by gnolls in a raid when she was still a young child. The gnolls captured her, and made her a slave and general play-thing. She was beaten and tortured regularly, leading to her deformed appearance. She moves from town to town, unable to find a place to settle.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and she is terrified, and will act out of fear

Flaws: Ugly, Greedy, Fearful. Bonds: Immigrant, Poor. Occupation: Priest

Voice: Rolls R's

Possessions: 100 gp.

Description: His left thumb is blackened and bruised, but otherwise he appears quite healthy. He wears just a grey suit. His golden hair is still thick. His brown eyes are desperate and heavily dilated. He has the appearance of someone under the heavy influence of drugs.

Personality: He is inclined to make off color jokes and interpret anything that could be construed as such as innuendo. He is obsessed with a lost civilization.

History: He comes from a rich northern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to drow demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark; and a deep hatred of drow

Ideals: Joker. Flaws: Addict. Bonds: Adventurer, Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Dutch accent

Possessions: 230 gp. 1 Masterwork Common Ranged Weapon.

Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking southern young adult. He wears pastel painted combat armor at almost all times. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. He keeps his long brown fur kept up in a rat tail. Judging by the bloodshot nature of his eyes and the massive bags underneath them one would imagine he has not slept for days.

Personality: While he acts the brute, he is far gentler than he would appear. He is submissive, is generally bored by everything, but will take part in whatever people ask of him. He is by nature obliging.

History: His history is one of pain. He was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves his parents kept. He was taken from his home at a very young age. Recently a tribe of gnolls attacked the village and all able bodies who could hold a blade were quickly armed and sent to the walls. Spear fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: He is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out.

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Insomniac, Shy. Bonds: Slave. Occupation: Sage

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: 50 gp. Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Silver-plated steel longsword with jet jewel in hilt (500 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp).

Description: He is a pot bellied eastern man with a big hulking figure and broad shoulders. He wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. He usually doesn't wear a shirt. His hair is short and red. He has gray eyes.

Personality: He is a very philanthropic person; he spends his free time working at various soup kitchens. He is an amazing painter.

History: He was born to a wealthy landowner in a frontier town, living a normal and happy childhood. He always admired arcane-users and wanted to develop the talent, but never had the affinity for it. One night he noticed a nearby shooting star which he hiked out to see where it landed. It turned out to be an ancient artifact of some kind. He has done his darndest to repair it but it is currently non-functional.

Motivation: Money/treasure; and he is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get him out

Ideals: Athletic, Philantrophist, Gifted, Persistence. Bonds: Rich, Slave. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: Aggressive tone

Possessions: 330 gp. Solid gold idol (200 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (200 gp). Solid gold idol (200 gp). 1 Banded mail.

Description: She is an average looking southern female in her early mid-life. She is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. She has done her best to style her chestnut hair to look like a famous performer. She wears round tiny glasses practically rammed into her face.

Personality: Virra wants to be seen as a stoic, levelheaded, noble Sorcerer, so she tries to act the part. She does a good job, for the most part... She does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Her history is one of pain. She was disowned by both parents and raised among the slaves her parents kept. She was one of the best in her class, and was picked up by her current employer. She quickly showed her capability and was soon promoted to a head role. She has worked as a Hunter like her father before her.

Motivation: She'd like to take her coworkers down a peg; and to fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever

Ideals: Disciplined, Extrovert, Fighting. Bonds: Attractive, Slave, Job. Occupation: Hunter

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: 2000 sp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: Wearing a closed helm and plate, one would not know what she was had she not made sure her armor was more form fitting than normal. Outside of the suit she wears long strands of amethyst and short black dresses (or suits) accompanied by the proper stockings and shoes, with gloves of varying lengths. Her rusty crest has been sun bleached extensively. Her eyes are gold and catlike.

Personality: She has schizophrenia that causes her to hear things that aren't there and will sometimes respond to them. She is however greedy and will demand payment and proof of collateral's value and will produce a merchant's scale to make sure she is not cheated out of a speck.

History: She was born the only child of a wealthy merchant. In her formative years she discovered how persuasive she was. She began using that to her advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. Days after completing her studies, news broke out that her hometown was attacked by goblins. Jheri was horrified and prayed that her father was alright. However, she heard that her father had died fighting off the goblins.

Motivation: A deep hatred of goblins; and money/treasure

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Rich, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Soft and melodious

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized blue coat. Her white hair is singed and shortened. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: She takes her job very seriously, in part because she fears she cannot get a new one. She is terrible with names forgetting people's names several times before they finally stick; this causes her no end of embarrassment.

History: Trained by her mother for as long as she can remember she had it drilled in her head that it was her duty to serve her country. 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 has set out to sabotage the competition.

Motivation: She is unsatisfied with her job; and she wants nothing more than to rejoin the army

Flaws: Ugly, Forgetful. Bonds: Job, Military. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Can't modulate volume

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He is an average looking eastern male in his early mid-life. He is constantly adorned with expensive silk clothing, often dyed in bright black and violet, and wears rings and necklaces with large, colorful gems. His brass crest is greasy and uncared for. He wears an eyepatch.

Personality: Medrash is a sociable creature first and foremost. He loves to listen to people at length before talking their ear off. He can carry on conversation for hours and will do so. He will often invite strangers home for dinner and talk their ears off. He cares deeply for his spouse and does his best to make sure his guests look presentable.

History: His father raised him in a mountain cabin. His mother took him hunting and taught him how to get in the mind of other creatures. He knows his nephew is from a royal line that had remained secret for centuries, but promised not to tell anyone. So far, no-one knows but him.

Motivation: Wants to have a good time and be beloved; and money/treasure

Ideals: Extrovert, Optimist. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Rich, In love, Nature. Occupation: Fortune-teller

Voice: Jittery and nervous

Possessions: 500 sp.

Description: This tall, slender man dresses like a well dressed Painter does. His hair is long and silver with streaks of blonde, and is pulled back with small blue clips. His beard is blonde, braided, and well cared for. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He is highly sensitive about his name. He loathes it, but will not take any guff about it from anyone. He will pursue extreme courses of action in the short term, confident that they cannot fail.

History: Sold as a small child to a brothel owner, Anverth was an assistant, and all too frequently test subject. He eventually earned his freedom when his former master disappeared. A gifted student he started as a Laborer, but he got bored and became a Painter. He left for the west, certain he would find work there.

Motivation: Further expansion of business; and balancing his hectic life and new painter responsibilities is difficult

Flaws: Sensitive, Impulsive. Bonds: Job, Mentor, Immigrant. Occupation: Painter

Voice: Slow speaker

Possessions: 110 gp.