Description: Runty and weak-looking, he wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. He has wavy black hair. He has a dull look in his hazel eyes.

Personality: Thorpe hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate him. It was this clingy personality that held back his painting career. He refers to his adoptive father for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: Thorpe was born the youngest of three triplets. In his formative years he discovered how persuasive he was. He began using that to his advantage selling useless wares at inflated prices. When his spouse passed he lost his only source of income but claims to his sons to still be retired.

Motivation: To reunite with his absent father; and to unite with his brother

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Artistic. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Poor, Family. Occupation: Spice Merchant

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: She stands about 5'8" and dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. Her right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. Her red hair is singed and shortened. Her amber eyes dart from person to person to random spaces in the air.

Personality: She is irascible and easily irritated. Her job bores her to no end. She has decided to make it more interesting.

History: Born to a pair of adventurers, Vanchu grew up listening to her father's many stories. From there she went from mercenary job to mercenary job. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She has passion for adventuring and risk; and she is a bit of a kleptomaniac

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic. Bonds: Adventurer, Criminal record. Occupation: Fletcher

Voice: Irish accent

Possessions: 150 gp. Azurite (9 gp). 3 Smokesticks.

Description: This woman is wearing a long, pastel, dusty cloak, and sports empty pouches on her belt. Her yellow fur is braided into rings. Her half smiles and green eyes are beguiling and draw you in.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She believes the world needs to unite to get rid of illithids once and for all.

History: The child of a Weaver, who enjoyed hunting, Jade was taken on many hunting expeditions. There was a wharf not far from home where she often wandered off to fish. She now travels the world, in search of power and loot.

Motivation: She is wracked by social anxiety; and to reunite with her old friends

Flaws: Depressed, Fearful. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Merchant

Voice: Breathy voice

Possessions: 200 gp. 4 Holy water.

Description: This malnourished man is dressed in earthy colors with a white and black handkerchief worn on his right side. He has a long white beard with little hanging trinkets. He is missing an eye and his face is severely sunburned. His one remaining eye shines gray.

Personality: He is enamored with his job. He loves it. He likes the challenge and he likes helping those less fortunate than him. He is a font of random trivia from the lore and stories he has discovered

History: He was born on a small isolated farm. When the war came and ruined his parents he was left adrift. He was a hard man then and has only learned to fight more as time goes on. He has worked as a Architect like his father before him.

Motivation: To share knowledge with the world.

Ideals: Logical. Flaws: Ugly, PTSD. Bonds: Poor, Job, Nature. Occupation: Architect

Voice: Puts emphasis on the wrong words

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: This younger middle-aged woman wears a black shirt, with a tan mid length skirt with tan tights and flats, usually wearing a coat over them, and a wedding ring on her left hand. Her red hair is heavily combed to the left. Her red eyes lackadaisically let the world flow into them.

Personality: Confrontational and typically high on some drug or another. Semyaza is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her brothers into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: She was born into a rich family. She has chosen to use the inheritance that was left to her frivolously. She is searching for what she claims is her rightful reward.

Motivation: A need for knowledge about a nearby landmark.

Flaws: Addict. Bonds: In love, Family, Rich, Adventurer. Occupation: Guard

Voice: Speaks fast with a slight lisp

Possessions: 130 gp. Banded agate (8 gp).

Description: He is wearing dark clothing and a heavy breastplate, keeping many of his physical features obscured. He carries with him a set of warhammers, each one with a ruby on the hilt. He only wears one on his belt and the other on his back. His hair is brown, silky, and of moderate length. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He loves justice and goodness and right action. Anyone who does not fulfill this criteria perfectly will no doubt get a lecture from him. He is the most sanctimonious self-righteous Halfling in existence. He refers to his adoptive mother for almost all things he is unsure about, which are numerous. He is very much still a child and has not developed a drive for self-dependency.

History: When he was but 3 years old his parents immigrated from the south. He took every job he could get his hands on, but the opportunities for Halflings in the south were limited. 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. Curran fought at the side of some of the regions greatest heroes but was never overshadowed.

Motivation: Regain custody of his daughter; and to unite with his sister

Ideals: Fighting, Justice. Bonds: Attractive, Family, Immigrant. Occupation: Tailor

Voice: Cold and demanding tone

Possessions: 300 gp.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She wears tight fitting pants and leather jackets. She usually doesn't wear a shirt. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her brown hair is knotted and matted. Her eyes are likewise gray. Her teeth are white and perfect.

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 does not mind isolation but does not hate company and attempts to receive them as best as possible.

History: Her necromantic talent manifested at a young age. Aiming to upstage a rival house, her parents had her trained. She was a friend to animals and a trickster. In her defense of animals however she would do severe harm to people. Since then, she has sought to make the best of life.

Motivation: She is currently in port desperately looking for someone to get her out.

Ideals: Optimist, Extrovert, Gifted. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Nature. Occupation: Armorer

Voice: High pitched, excited

Possessions: Smoky quartz (30 gp).

Description: Standing 3'1", this man usually wears his red robe and has his longbow always slung over his shoulder. He is bald on top and has large silver tufts of hair around his ears. His eyes are likewise blue. His teeth are yellowed and unaligned.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. Flattery will make him almost putty in your hands.

History: He was born at the edge of vast desert. He was part of a huge silver rush, which was taken over by a mining company. The company confiscated a lot of silver, but the shipment was lost. After a long history of fighting, Halander and his spouse have recently divorced.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Half-Orc artifacts is his passion.

Flaws: Ugly, Antagonistic, Selfish. Bonds: Nature, Adventurer. Occupation: Animal Trainer

Voice: Draws out vowels

Possessions: 4000 cp.

Description: A woman with thick toned arms and a paunchy gut. She is perpetually draped in fineries, but all of this concealed by her earthly robes.. Her long gold crest is drawn into a two foot long braid. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are red.

Personality: She is a melancholic, but persistent worker. She resents family life and as such spurns the advances of admirers. She is a big fan of imagination and believes people should spend more time reading and writing.

History: She grew up in a lower middle class home, but living comfortably wasn't enough. Since her mother passed away years ago, her father had doted on her, and she came to think her herself as special and better than other people in town. A notion that was reinforced by her attractiveness, a trait in which she easily excels the other women of her town. Unlike her family, who was content to work in a sleepy main town, she wanted to work in the city. She has been working here for the past few years.

Motivation: She feels kind of lost in life; and she loathes her own lifestyle

Ideals: Athletic, Logical. Flaws: Depressed, Mundane. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Relaxed voice

Possessions: 30 pp. 2 Tanglefoot bags.