Description: This dark-skinned male is well dressed, constantly wearing a violet suit, brown shirt, and grey tie. He is tall, broad shouldered and powerfully built. He has a brown handlebar mustache and slicked back brown hair. His eyes are green and catlike.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He does suffer from mild PTSD, and the sight of dire rats may trigger it at times.

History: Jocelyn hails from a village terrorized by dire rats. 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 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 raise his children well; and a deep hatred of dire rats

Flaws: Shy, PTSD. Bonds: Enemies, Rich, Family. Occupation: Blacksmith

Voice: Nasally tone

Possessions: Just what you see.

Description: He stands about 3'3" and wears a red shirt with thin blue vertical stripes and black pants. His right hand appears badly burned and disfigured. His red hair is styled in orderly dreadlocks. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is erratic and paranoid. He believes illithids are coming to abduct people. He has all his life been fascinated with writing.

History: Born to a poor family in the city he treasured whatever gifts he got. In his 17th year, his parents were killed by a illithids raid, leaving Wiggan alone in the world. After a stint in an orphanage, he was adopted. He has taken up leadership of the village's small militia in response to illithids demanding more tribute than usual.

Motivation: Someone believes him a fraud; and many illithids want him driven away

Ideals: Artistic. Bonds: Attractive, Enemies, Poor. Occupation: Miner

Voice: Whispers

Possessions: 1000 cp. 1 Silk rope.

Description: 4'10" and lanky with angular features, she is an attractive figure. She wears a weathered and beat up set of banded mail beneath an oversized pastel coat. She has done her best to style her yellow fur to look like a famous performer. She is baby faced.

Personality: She likes to make people angry or surprised. She enjoys reading and quiet.

History: Born in a small village she learned the ways of the warrior from her mother. From her teen years she was always beautiful and desirable, so people have always doted on her. She routinely visits covens of witches but complains that many are fraudulent and lack true knowledge of magic.

Motivation: To fight the greatest warriors and to fight in the greatest battles ever; and she's repulsed by the pc

Ideals: Logical, Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Attractive. Occupation: Slave Trader

Voice: French accent

Possessions: 10 pp.

Description: This man prefers to wear white pants and tee shirts. He is muscular with a powerful set of arms. His black hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: He is quite gentle and does not know the full extent of his strength. He works very hard to maintain that gentleness. His actions favor neither the good nor the evil, as he answers to a power that mortal men fail to acknowledge.

History: Born in the south to a Architect, Bundrigo learned a great deal about his father's area of expertise. A serious injury left his father unemployed and in need of constant care. His family became saddled with debt trying to care for his infirm father. He's also a talented Mason, but doesn't like to broadcast it.

Motivation: He'd like to take his coworkers down a peg.

Ideals: Disciplined. Bonds: Attractive, Religious, Job, Debt. Occupation: Architect

Voice: pre-pubescent

Possessions: 130 gp.

Description: She dresses in collared shirts and wears a proper scarf over her head. She has a moderate pudge and is not very fit. She has shaved her head bald. Her otherwise smooth face is marked with small tiny scars.

Personality: Quilla is depressed about a lot of things. She tends to be a nihilist. She is a thrill seeker, she laughs at people and throws down challenges. She is highly competitive and combative.

History: From birth she was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. 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 Brewer like her mother before her.

Motivation: Marry her brother to traveling adventurers; and wants to open a new tavern

Flaws: Depressed. Bonds: Adventurer, Mentor, Job, Family. Occupation: Brewer

Voice: German accent

Possessions: 200 sp.

Description: An imposing man with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic right leg, he is bundled in multiple layers and is prepared for a desert trek wearing a turban that covers his face most of the time. His red hair is cut short with large spiked bangs in the front. He wears large thick round spectacles.

Personality: He shows great sympathy to all travelers. He's the type to buy drinks and listen to their stories. Despite his manner, he is extremely passionate and proud of his job, and he prides himself in being thorough and never missing a detail.

History: He is a Lycanthrope in disguise. He sought a place where he would be rewarded solely on the merits of his skills. This search led him directly into Shipwright work with an outfit from a few towns over. Shipwright work suited him well, and with each successful project, he earned more gold and more respect from his peers. He has worked as a Shipwright like his mother before him.

Motivation: Balancing his hectic life and new Shipwright responsibilities is difficult.

Ideals: Philantrophist. Bonds: Job, Adventurer, Enemies. Occupation: Shipwright

Voice: Spits words with contempt

Possessions: 160 gp. An ornate, electrum-trimmed steel scabbard worked in swirl-patterns (120 gp).

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. She wears an amalgamation of clothes and depending on the season will wear more layers of the continuing hodge podge. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. She keeps her white hair in a flapper bob. She has green eyes and a tan hat with a brown feather.

Personality: Tervaround hangs on like a leech to those who appreciate her. It was this clingy personality that held back her poetry career. She is vehemently anti-magic. All of it is evil and corrupting in her opinion.

History: A child with a great deal of poetry talent her parents made sure she got the chance to thrive. Before the accident, she was one of the most outspoken anti-Gnomish activists. She was mortally wounded, saved by a kind and fast-acting Gnomish doctor. She has dedicated herself to building a better kind of golem.

Motivation: She wants to meet her childhood hero; and she is unsatisfied with her job

Ideals: Artistic, Opinionated. Flaws: Racist. Bonds: Slave, Adventurer, Job. Occupation: Soapmaker

Voice: Loud with bravado

Possessions: 19000 sp. Brass mug with jade inlays (600 gp). 1 Minor magic item.

Description: He is wearing a long, black, dusty cloak. He is portly but not overly obese. He has brown hair. His gold eyes have a joyful gleam in them most of the time.

Personality: Aggressive, abrasive, and angry, Cairn embodies much of what other species detest in the Tieflings. He disdains his fellow southerners, claiming they make him look unintelligent just for using an accent.

History: He comes from a rich southern family. He was married off to the eldest child of a minor noble. His spouse died of illness and he inherited everything. He has drifted from career to career and currently works as a Weaver.

Motivation: Wishes to resurrect an old love; and expand his business

Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Immigrant, Rich, Job, In love. Occupation: Weaver

Voice: Old thin voice

Possessions: 170 gp. 1 Half-Plate.

Description: An imposing woman with a heavy stainless steel prosthetic left hand, she wears light armors faded through time and improper care. Her head has been shaved. Her violet eyes show the wear and tear of someone lonely with a great burden to carry.

Personality: She will use flattery and sarcasm to attack and weaken her opponents. Despite her formidable combat skills she remains a coward. She is a bit of a xeno-phobe, disliking non-Elves.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. As a young adult she joined a group advocating for an improvement in Elven conditions. 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: Elven compassion; and a strong sense of loyalty to elven people

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Ugly, Racist. Occupation: Ruler

Voice: Speaks with back of mouth

Possessions: 200 sp.